Battle of Tarentum (212 BC)

The Assault on Tarentum
Part of the Second Punic War

Hannibal's assault on Tarentum
DateMarch 212 BC
Location40°28′N 17°14′E / 40.467°N 17.233°E / 40.467; 17.233
Result Carthaginian victory
Territorial
changes
City of Tarentum captured by Hannibal, but citadel remains in Roman hands
Belligerents
Carthage Roman Republic
Commanders and leaders
Hannibal
Philomenus
Nico
Marcus Livius Macatus
Strength
8,000 infantry
2,000 cavalry
5,000 infantry
Casualties and losses
Unknown Heavy

The Battle of Tarentum in March 212 BC was a military engagement in the Second Punic War.