What happened in 218 BC?
Hannibal crosses the Alps, Second Punic War and Battle of the Trebia — among 15 events recorded in 218 BC.
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Major Events 1
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Hannibal crosses the Alps
Carthaginian general Hannibal leads his army, including war elephants, across the Alps to invade Roman Italy.
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Wars & Conflicts 14
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Second Punic War
Second war between the Roman Republic and Carthage, fought between 218 and 201 BCE
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Battle of the Trebia
First major battle of the Second Punic War
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Battle of Ticinus
Battle of the Second Punic War between the Carthaginian forces of Hannibal and the Romans under Publius Cornelius Scipio in November 218 BCE
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Battle of Rhone Crossing
Battle of the Second Punic War
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Battle of Cissa
218 BCE battle of the Second Punic War, the first battle that the Romans fought in Iberia
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Siege of Mutina
218 BCE siege
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Battle of Sparta
218 BCE battle during the 220-217 BCE Social War
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Battle of Selge
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Siege of Pednelissus
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Siege of Philadelphia
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Battle of Lilybaeum
First naval clash between the navies of Carthage and Rome during the Second Punic War
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Roman conquest of Hispania
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Hannibal's crossing of the Alps
Carthaginian attack on the Roman Republic through the Alps
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Capture of Malta
Invasion of Malta by the Roman Republic in 218 BC
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