Decisive Roman victory off the Aegates Islands.
241
Peace gives Rome control of Sicily. First Punic War ends.
241–237
Mercenary War at Carthage.
238–225
Invasion and annexation of Corsica and Sardinia.
236
Hamilcar Barca and his son Hannibal go to Spain. Barca launches a war of conquest.
231
Roman embassy to Hamilcar Barca in Spain.
229–228
First Illyrian War.
228
Hamilcar Barca killed in battle. His son-in-law, Hasdrubal, succeeds to his command.
226
Roman embassy to Hasdrubal in Spain. Ebro treaty.
225
Celtic invasion halted at Battle of Telamon.
221
Hasdrubal assassinated. Hannibal succeeds to the command.
Saguntum appeals to Rome.
219
Second Illyrian War.
Hannibal storms Saguntum.
218–201
Second Punic War.
218
Hannibal climbs the Alps and enters Italy.
Battles of the Ticinus and the Trebia.
217
Battle of Lake Trasimene.
216
Fabius Maximus, dictator.
Battle of Cannae. Large-scale defections in southern Italy; revolt of Capua.
215
Partial Roman recovery.
Hiero of Syracuse dies.
214
Roman successes in Spain.
Syracuse defects to the Carthaginians.
214–205
First Macedonian War.
213
Marcellus besieges Syracuse.
212
Hannibal takes Tarentum.
Marcellus takes Syracuse.
Scipios take Saguntum.
211
