Battle of Tarentum (209 BC)

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Roman Recapture of Tarentum
Part of the Second Punic War
Tarantine coin minted during Hannibal's occupation of the city 212–209 BC.
Date 209 BC Location Tarentum, Southern Italy 40°28′N 17°14′E / 40.467°N 17.233°E / 40.467; 17.233 Result Roman victory
Belligerents
Roman Republic	Carthage
Commanders and leaders
Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus	Carthalo †
Strength
20,000	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Garrison captured or killed Population massacred 30,000 enslaved

The Battle of Tarentum of 209 BC took place during the Second Punic War. The Romans, led by Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus, recaptured the city of Tarentum that had betrayed them in the first Battle of Tarentum in 212 BC. This time the commander of the city, Carthalo, turned against the Carthaginians, and supported the Romans.