September 215 BC — the Second Punic War
Chapter III · After Cannae — After Cannae — the great defection of the south.
This month
- Croton joins Carthage — The Bruttians storm the lower town and the aristocrats in the citadel choose Locri over Rome; Croton passes to Hannibal for eleven years. (Livy 24.2–3)
Where the commanders stand
- Philip V of Macedon: In Pella · king of macedon
- Mago Barca: Encamped at Iliturgi · since Summer 215 BC
- Q. Fabius Maximus: Encamped at Castra Claudiana above Suessula · since Autumn 215 BC
- Hannibal Barca: Operating in the region of Repulse at Nola · 4th month
- M. Claudius Marcellus: Encamped at Nola · since Summer 215 BC
- Publius & Gnaeus Scipio: Operating in the region of Dertosa — the unsung salvation · 6th month