209 BCE - Definition and Overview

Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC

Decades: 250s BC 240s BC 230s BC 220s BC 210s BC - 200s BC - 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC 160s BC 150s BC

Years: 214 BC 213 BC 212 BC 211 BC 210 BC - 209 BC - 208 BC 207 BC 206 BC 205 BC 204 BC

Events

• Second Punic War:
  • The Romans under Scipio Africanus Major conquer Carthago Nova, the most important city in Carthaginian Spain.
  • Fabius Maximus captures Tarentum.
  • Hannibal defeats Marcus Claudius Marcellus once again in the indecisive Battle of Asculum.
• Antiochus III the Great defeats the Parthians in the Battle of the Arius.

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