August 210 BC — the Second Punic War
Chapter V · The tide turns — The tide turns.
This month
- Aigina sold to Attalus of Pergamon — Taken by the Roman fleet, Aigina is sold to the Aetolians, who sell it on to Attalus for thirty talents. The king of Pergamon has an island in the Saronic Gulf. (Polybius 9.42; 22.8)
- The First Emperor dies — Qin Shi Huang dies on tour; the succession is forged and the heir is ordered to kill himself. (Sima Qian, Shiji 6)
Where the commanders stand
- Philip V of Macedon: Operating in the region of Echinus · 3rd month
- Syphax: In Siga · king of the masaesyli
- Masinissa: Operating in the region of the Punic armies in Spain · 2nd year
- Hasdrubal son of Gisco: Operating in the region of the Tagus mouth, Lusitania · 2nd year
- Mago Barca: Operating in the region of Gades · 2nd year
- C. Claudius Nero: Operating in the region of Tarraco · 11th month
- Q. Fabius Maximus: In Rome · since Summer 213 BC
- Hannibal Barca: Operating in the region of Numistro · 2nd month
- Publius Cornelius Scipio: In A private citizen takes command · privatus with proconsular imperium in spain
- M. Claudius Marcellus: Encamped at Numistro · since Summer 210 BC
- Publius & Gnaeus Scipio: fell here, June 211 BC