Marcus Silanus (general 207 BC)

This article is about the 2nd Punic War general. For other Romans of similar name, see Marcus Junius Silanus.

Marcus Silanus was a military field commander of the Roman Republic who served in Scipio Africanus's Iberian campaign against Hannibal's Carthaginians and Celtiberians during the Second Punic War (210–206 BC). His small force's devastating attack on the "very considerable" armies of Hanno and Mago Barca was detailed by Livy.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Livy's History of Rome Bk 28 in Everyman's Library edn, vol.4, ed. Ernest Rhys, transl. Rev. Canon Roberts. Dent, London 1905
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 8/27/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.