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Siege of Saguntum (219 BC)
219 BC — After an eight-month siege, Hannibal storms Saguntum, Rome’s ally in Spain. Rome demands that Carthage surrender him; Carthage refuses. The second war begins.
When 219 BC Type Turning point Chapter Second Punic War (chapter 2 of Ancient Rome)Atlas The Rise and Fall of Rome, 264 BC – AD 476 TURNING POINT · THE RISE AND FALL OF ROME, 264 BC – AD 476 These maps are reconstructed from published sources · Cliopatria v0.2.1 · Natural Earth physical coastlines and rivers · Polybius, Histories 1: Sicily and the First Punic War · Polybius, Histories 3: Hannibal’s campaign
Source details Cliopatria contributors / Seshat Global History Databank. Selected, combined, and reprojected by Maps of History; dated adjustments are recorded per layer.. CC BY 4.0 Made with Natural Earth. Modern physical geography is a coastline/river reference, not evidence of ancient sovereignty.. Public domain Polybius, Histories, book 1 (Perseus).. Historical evidence citation; no prose or map copied Polybius, Histories, book 3 (Perseus).. Historical evidence citation; no prose or map copied Displayed geometry: -216 (s216); chapter framing: -216. The map shows the moment selected for the chapter, even when the chapter spans several events.
reconstruction: 216–213 BC source interval · reconstruction: 238 BC onward; modern shoreline reference · reconstruction: Modern physical shoreline reference · vector: -216 to -213 · vector: -218 to -211 · vector: -218 to -213 · vector: -223 to -211 · vector: -223 to -213 · vector: -225 to -204 · vector: -225 to -211 · vector: -230 to -171 · vector: -230 to -211 · vector: -230 to -92 · vector: -239 to -127 · vector: -279 to -145 · vector: -279 to -204 · vector: -630 to 337
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