April 215 BC — the Second Punic War
Chapter III · After Cannae — After Cannae — the great defection of the south.
This month
- Battle of Dertosa — Hasdrubal, ordered to march for Italy, is met by the Scipio brothers on the Ebro and his centre gives way. The reinforcement Hannibal needs stays in Spain for eight more years. (Livy 23.28–29)
Where the commanders stand
- Philip V of Macedon: In Pella · king of macedon
- Mago Barca: In Carthage · since Autumn 216 BC
- Q. Fabius Maximus: Operating in the region of Cales · 1st month
- Hannibal Barca: Winter quarters at Capua opens its gates · 216/15
- M. Claudius Marcellus: Winter quarters at Castra Claudiana above Suessula · 216/15
- Publius & Gnaeus Scipio: Operating in the region of Dertosa — the unsung salvation · 1st month