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217 BC| c. 400 BC–AD c. 250 | Central America [everyday life] | The Late Formative (or pre-Classic) period of Mayan culture takes place in Mexico. By 400 BC, large structures have been built at several sites in the tropical lowland jungle. In the highlands, people begin to put up large clay platforms, some the basis for temples and others for elite houses, flanking open plazas. | | 217 BC | Rome [Punic Wars (265–149 BC)] | The Roman consul T Quinctius Flamininus, instead of remaining at Arretium to guard the western route through the Apennines, decides to pursue the Carthaginian general Hannibal. T Quinctius Flamininus and his army are ambushed and defeated by Hannibal at Lake Trasimene. Two complete legions are wiped out in a serious defeat for the Romans. | | 217 BC | Rome, Carthage [Punic Wars (265–149 BC)] | Quintus Fabius is elected dictator by the Romans and earns the cognomen Cunctator (the Delayer) by avoiding a set battle and creating a ‘scorched earth’ area around Hannibal's invading army to deprive the Carthaginians of supplies. |
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