June 204 BC — the Second Punic War
Chapter VI · The ring closes — Metaurus & Ilipa — the ring closes.
This month
- Battles of Croton — The consul Sempronius stumbles into Hannibal near Croton, loses, and returns with a second army to win; Livy admits the record of these last Italian fights is thin. (Livy 29.36)
- Thurii emptied into Croton — Losing the coast, Hannibal moves three thousand five hundred Thurians to Croton and lets the rest of the city go; the Romans reoccupy an empty shell. (Appian, Hannibalic War 57)
- Zhao Tuo founds Nanyue — The Qin general of the far south seals the passes and crowns himself king of Nanyue. (Sima Qian, Shiji 113)
Where the commanders stand
- Philip V of Macedon: In Pella · king of macedon
- Syphax: In Cirta · king of the masaesyli
- Masinissa: Operating in the region of the Massylian hills near Hippo · 2nd year
- Hasdrubal son of Gisco: In Carthage · since Summer 206 BC
- Mago Barca: Operating in the region of Savo and the Ligurian hills · 11th month
- Q. Fabius Maximus: In Rome · princeps senatus
- Hannibal Barca: Operating in the region of the Bruttian redoubt · 3rd year
- Publius Cornelius Scipio: Operating in the region of Forging the army in Sicily · 12th month
- Hasdrubal Barca: fell here, June 207 BC
- M. Claudius Marcellus: fell here, June 208 BC
- Publius & Gnaeus Scipio: fell here, June 211 BC