▁under ▁Roman ▁control , ▁which ▁den ies ▁Hann ib al ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁har bour . ▁ ▁The ▁Roman ▁cons uls , ▁App ius ▁Claud ius ▁Pul cher ▁and ▁Quint us ▁Ful vi us ▁F la cc us , ▁bes ie ge ▁Cap ua ▁with ▁eight ▁leg ions . ▁H anno ▁moves ▁to ▁B ene vent um ▁to ▁try ▁to ▁help ▁the ▁inhabitants ▁of ▁Cap ua , ▁but ▁he ▁is ▁defeated ▁by ▁the ▁Rom ans . ▁ ▁The ▁Cap u ans ▁then ▁send ▁an ▁appeal ▁for ▁help ▁to ▁Hann ib al . ▁In ▁response , ▁Hann ib al ▁sends ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁Num id ian ▁caval ry ▁as ▁rein for c ements ▁to ▁Cap ua . ▁The ▁combined ▁Car th agin ian ▁forces ▁defeat ▁the ▁Roman ▁force ▁led ▁by ▁F la cc us ▁and ▁Pul cher , ▁the ▁latter ▁of ▁whom ▁will ▁soon ▁die ▁of ▁w ounds ▁he ▁has ▁sust ained . ▁ ▁The ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁S ilar us ▁is ▁fought ▁between ▁Hann ib al ' s ▁army ▁and ▁a ▁Roman ▁force ▁led ▁by ▁pra et or ▁Marcus ▁Cent en ius ▁Pen ula . ▁The ▁Car th agini ans ▁are ▁vict orious , ▁effectively ▁destroy ing ▁Cent en ius ▁Pen ula ' s ▁army . ▁ ▁The ▁Battle ▁of ▁H erd onia ▁is ▁fought ▁between ▁Hann ib al ' s ▁Car th agin ian ▁army ▁and ▁Roman ▁forces ▁who ▁are ▁lay ing ▁sie ge ▁to ▁H erd onia ▁led ▁by ▁pra et or ▁G na eus ▁Ful vi