Battle of Tarentum (209 BC)

Battle of Tarentum (209 BC)

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Roman Recapture of Tarentum
partof=the Second Punic War


caption=
date=209 BC
place= Tarentum, Southern Italy
casus=
territory=
result=Roman victory
combatant1=Carthage
combatant2=Roman Republic
commander1=Hannibal
commander2=Fabius Maximus
strength1=
strength2=Unknown
casualties1=
casualties2=Minimal

The Battle of Tarentum of 209 BC was a battle in the Second Punic War. The Romans led by Fabius Maximus recaptured the city of Tarentum, that had betrayed them in the first Battle of Tarentum in 212 BC. This time the city turned against the Carthaginians, and supported the Romans.


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