212 Bc

Article Index for
212

Information About

212 Bc

CATEGORIES ABOUT 212 BC

SHOPPER'S DELIGHT


	Cp	4th century BC
	C	3rd century BC
	Cf	2nd century BC
	Yp1	215 BC
	Yp2	214 BC
	Yp3	213 BC
	Year	212 BC
	Ya1	211 BC
	Ya2	210 BC
	Ya3	209 BC
	Dp3	240s BC
	Dp2	230s BC
	Dp1	220s BC
	D	210s BC
	Dn1	200s BC
	Dn2	190s BC
	Dn3	180s BC

EVENTS

Second Punic War :

--- In the First Battle Of Capua , Hannibal defeats the Consul s Quintus Fulvius Flaccus and Appius Claudius , but the Roman army escapes, and soon reestablished the siege once again.

--- Hannibal destroys the army of the Roman Praetor Marcus Centenius Penula in the Battle Of The Silarus , then destroys the Roman army of the praetor Gnaeus Fulvius in the First Battle Of Herdonia , both Roman generals were killed.

--- The Romans take Syracuse , in which Archimedes was killed.

--- Hannibal takes the Greek colony of Tarentum , but a Roman garrison was able to held out in the citadel until the end of the war.

--- Hannibal was repulsed from Brundisium

In Rome , Publius Licinius Crassus Dives is elected '' Pontifex Maximus '' over more distinguished candidates, despite never having held any major offices.

BIRTHS

DEATHS

Archimedes , scientist