218 BC

Centuries:	4th century BC · 3rd century BC · 2nd century BC
Decades:	240s BC 230s BC 220s BC 210s BC 200s BC 190s BC 180s BC
Years:	221 BC 220 BC 219 BC 218 BC 217 BC 216 BC 215 BC

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Second Punic War
Melita (Malta) is incorporated into the Roman Republic.
October - Hannibal crosses the Alps and invades Italy.
In November, Hannibal defeats the Romans under Publius Cornelius Scipio the elder in a small cavalry fight, known as the Battle of the Ticinus, in which Scipio's son, the later Scipio Africanus, was reputed to have been fought in the battle and saved his father.
December 18 - Roman army under Consul Tiberius Sempronius Longus was defeated in the Battle of Trebia River.
Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Calvus invaded Spain and defeated Hanno, gaining control of the Ebro
Cremona in northern Italy is founded.