June 215 BC — the Second Punic War
Chapter III · After Cannae — After Cannae — the great defection of the south.
This month
- Sardinian revolt crushed — Hampsicora’s rising and Hasdrubal the Bald’s relief army are beaten together by Manlius Torquatus; the island stays Roman and its grain keeps flowing. (Livy 23.40–41)
- Death of Hiero II — Rome's oldest ally dies at ninety; his boy-heir looks to Carthage. (Livy 24.4)
Where the commanders stand
- Philip V of Macedon: In Pella · king of macedon
- Mago Barca: Encamped at New Carthage · since Summer 215 BC
- Q. Fabius Maximus: Operating in the region of Cales · 3rd month
- Hannibal Barca: Operating in the region of Repulse at Nola · 1st month
- M. Claudius Marcellus: Winter quarters at Castra Claudiana above Suessula · 216/15
- Publius & Gnaeus Scipio: Operating in the region of Dertosa — the unsung salvation · 3rd month