209 BC
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Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC
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Years: 214 BC 213 BC 212 BC 211 BC 210 BC - 209 BC - 208 BC 207 BC 206 BC 205 BC 204 BC
Events
- Second Punic War:
- * In a surprise assault, the Romans under Scipio Africanus Major captured Carthago Nova, the most important city in Carthaginian Spain.
- * Fabius Maximus captures Tarentum through treachery.
- * Hannibal defeats Marcus Claudius Marcellus once again in the indecisive Battle of Asculum.
- Antiochus III the Great defeats the Parthians in the Battle of the Arius.
Deaths
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