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211 BC
Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC
Decades: 260s BC 250s BC 240s BC 230s BC 220s BC - 210s BC - 200s BC 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC 160s BC
Years: 216 BC 215 BC 214 BC 213 BC 212 BC - 211 BC - 210 BC 209 BC 208 BC 207 BC 206 BC
Events
- Second Punic War: Unable to lift the Roman siege of Capua, Hannibal marches on Rome in hope that they will protect the city. This maneuver fails, and Capua surrenders to Rome.
- Second Punic War: The Romans capture Saguntum.
- Second Punic War: The Carthaginians under Hannibal's brother Hasdrubal defeat the Romans in the Battle of the Upper Baetis , where Publius and Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio die in battle.
Births
Deaths
- Publius Cornelius Scipio (died in battle)
- Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Calvus (died in battle)
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