218 BC

Piacenza (; ; ) is a city and (municipality) in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy, and the capital of the eponymous province. As of 2022, Piacenza is the ninth largest city in the region by population, with more than 102,000 inhabitants.

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Hispania was the Roman name for the Iberian Peninsula. Under the Roman Republic, it was divided into two provinces: Hispania Citerior and Hispania Ulterior. During the Roman Empire, under the Principate, Hispania Ulterior was subdivided into Baetica and Lusitania, while Hispania Citerior was reorganized as Hispania Tarraconensis.

first major battle of the Second Punic War

battle of the Second Punic War between the Carthaginian forces of Hannibal and the Romans under Publius Cornelius Scipio in November 218 BCE

219 BCE battle between the Carthaginians and the Saguntines in the Roman-allied town of Saguntum (in modern-day Sagunto, Spain), triggering the Second Punic War

battle of the Second Punic War

Carthaginian attack on the Roman Republic through the Alps

218 BCE battle of the Second Punic War, the first battle that the Romans fought in Iberia

first naval clash between the navies of Carthage and Rome during the Second Punic War

bronze coin minted during the Roman Republic

ancient Roman law

invasion of Malta by the Roman Republic in 218 BC