March 214 BC — the Second Punic War
Chapter III · After Cannae — After Cannae — the great defection of the south.
This month
- Casilinum retaken — Fabius and Marcellus storm the town from two sides; the Campanians inside are sent to Rome in chains and the Punic garrison is let go to Capua. (Livy 24.19)
Where the commanders stand
- Philip V of Macedon: In Pella · king of macedon
- Mago Barca: Operating in the region of the Upper Baetis, from Castulo · 6th month
- Q. Fabius Maximus: In Rome · consul
- Hannibal Barca: Operating in the region of Repulse at Nola · 10th month
- M. Claudius Marcellus: Winter quarters at Castra Claudiana above Suessula · 215/14
- Publius & Gnaeus Scipio: Operating in the region of Dertosa — the unsung salvation · 12th month