Battle of Tarentum
Tarentum, Province of Taranto,The Battle of Tarentum of 209 BCE was a battle in 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 BCE. This time the commander of the city, Carthalo, turned against the Carthaginians, and supported the Romans.