July 215 BC — the Second Punic War
Chapter III · After Cannae — After Cannae — the great defection of the south.
This month
- Philip V allies with Hannibal — Macedon enters the war; the treaty text survives in Polybius, sworn by the gods of both cities. (Polybius 7.9; Livy 23.33–34)
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 · 4th month
- Hannibal Barca: Operating in the region of Repulse at Nola · 2nd month
- M. Claudius Marcellus: Encamped at Nola · since Summer 215 BC
- Publius & Gnaeus Scipio: Operating in the region of Dertosa — the unsung salvation · 4th month