What the records say
- When
- 218 BCE
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 35.88° N, 14.45° E
- Description
- invasion of Malta by the Roman Republic in 218 BC
Capture of Malta (218 BC)
Invasion of Malta by the Roman Republic in 218 BC
The capture of Malta was the successful invasion of the Carthaginian island of Malta by forces of the Roman Republic led by Tiberius Sempronius Longus in the early stages of the Second Punic War in 218 BC.
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