216 BC
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| Centuries: | 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC |
| Decades: | 240s BC 230s BC 220s BC - 210s BC - 200s BC 190s BC 180s BC
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| Years: | 219 BC 218 BC 217 BC - 216 BC - 215 BC 214 BC 213 BC |
| 216 BC by topic | |
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| Gregorian calendar | 216 BC |
| Ab urbe condita | 538 |
| Armenian calendar | N/A |
| Bahá'í calendar | -2059 – -2058 |
| Berber calendar | 735 |
| Buddhist calendar | 329 |
| Burmese calendar | -853 |
| Chinese calendar | 2421/2481 (甲年) — to — 2422/2482([[Sexagenary cycle|]]年) |
| Coptic calendar | -499 – -498 |
| Ethiopian calendar | -223 – -222 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3545 – 3546 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | -160 – -159 |
| - Shaka Samvat | N/A |
| - Kali Yuga | 2886 – 2887 |
| Holocene calendar | 9785 |
| Iranian calendar | 837 BP – 836 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 863 BH – 862 BH |
| Japanese calendar | |
| - Imperial Year | Kōki 445 (皇紀445年) |
| Julian calendar | -170 |
| Korean calendar | 2118 |
| Thai solar calendar | 328 |
[edit] Events
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[edit] Roman Republic
- The Carthaginian general, Hannibal, moves his forces southward through Italy and seizes the large army supply depot at Cannae on the Aufidus River.
- 2 August — The Battle of Cannae (east of Naples) ends in victory for Hannibal whose 40,000-man army defeats a Roman force of 70,000 led by consuls Lucius Aemilius Paullus (who is killed in the battle) and Gaius Terentius Varro.
- Following Hannibal's victory, many regions begin to defect from Rome, while others are conquered by Hannibal's forces. In Apulia and in Bruttium, Hannibal finds many supporters.
- As he lacks the catapults and battering rams needed to besiege Rome, Hannibal focuses on laying waste the fields surrounding the city, forcing Rome to import grain at inflated prices.
- After the defeat at Cannae, Roman general, Marcus Claudius Marcellus, commands the remnants of the Roman army at Canusium and saves the city of Nola and southern Campania from occupation by Hannibal.
- A loan of money and supplies for the Roman army in Sicily is sought and obtained from Hiero II of Syracuse.[citation needed]
- The city of Capua switches sides to join Hannibal and the Carthaginian army winters there.
- The Roman historian Quintus Fabius Pictor is sent to Delphi in Greece to consult the Oracle for advice about what Rome should do after its defeat in the Battle of Cannae.
[edit] Greece
- Philip V of Macedon, still resenting Rome's interference in Illyrian politics, seizes his opportunity to invade Illyria. Ambassadors from Philip V visit Hannibal at his headquarters in Italy. These actions mark the beginning of the First Macedonian War between Rome and Macedonia.
[edit] Egypt
- A revolt of the Egyptian peasants is put down by Ptolemy IV.
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- Lucius Aemilius Paullus, Roman consul and general (killed in the Battle of Cannae)ast:216 edC
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