Second Punic War
Also known as: The Carthaginian War · The Hannibalic War · The War Against Hannibal · Hannibalic war · 2nd Punic War
The Second Punic War was the second in a series of three wars fought between Carthage and the Roman Republic, who were at the time the two main powers in the western Mediterranean.
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Wider conflict
Wider conflict in “Cannae, 216 BCE: Hannibal’s Double Envelopment”. The Second Punic War was the second in a series of three wars fought between Carthage and the Roman Republic, who were at the time the two main powers in the western Mediterranean.
Earlier campaign battle
Battle of Lake Trasimene → Second Punic War: Earlier campaign battle. The Battle of Lake Trasimene was fought when a Carthaginian force under Hannibal ambushed a Roman army commanded by Gaius Flaminius on 21 June 217 BC, during the Second Punic War. The Second Punic War was the second in a series of three wars fought between Carthage and the Roman Republic, who were at the time the two main powers in the western Mediterranean.