who ruled Italy in 218 BC?

Question

is it Alexandrer th great or Hanibal or Alexi Septus or Black prince King Athur or somebody some body else.

Answer 1

The Battle of the Trebia (or Trebbia) was the first major battle of the Second Punic War, fought between the Carthaginian forces of Hannibal and the Roman Republic in 218 BC. Hannibal began the Second Punic War in 219 BC by attacking the Roman-allied city of Saguntum, in modern Spain. After capturing the city, he marched on Italy proper, leading a force of approximately 40,000 men and dozens of war elephants towards Italy via an inland route, crossing over the Alps. While he lost a large portion of his forces, he made it through the mountains successfully, winning a small battle at the river Ticinus. The Roman Senate, appalled by the early setback at Ticinus, ordered the consul Titus Sempronius Longus, who was stationed in Sicily, to reinforce the existing Roman general, Publius Cornelius Scipio, who had been wounded during the battle. Fortunately, Hannibal, by skillful maneuvers, was in position to head him off, for he lay on the direct road between Placentia and Ariminum, by which Sempronius would have to march in order to reinforce Scipio. But he then captured Clastidium, to resupply his forces; Sempronius took advantage of Hannibal's distraction, slipped around his flank, and joined his colleague in the Roman camp near the Trebia River, flowing from the Apennines into the nearby Po. Hannibal now had no choice but to fight both consuls, and set about luring Sempronius, whose rashness and impulsiveness he knew too well, into a pitched battle on equal terms, before the more cautious Scipio could recover from his wounds and assume command.

Answer 2

Actually Rome was the predominent power in Italy in 218. However Rome was a republic at this time so there was no one ruler. It was also the start of the Second Punic War when Hannibal crossed the Alps.

Answer 3

Fabius Maximus was the Dictator of Rome at around that time.
Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus (c. 275 BC-203 BC)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabius_Maximus

Hannibal would have had effective control of most of Italy during that period. The Battle of Trebbia was in 218 BC; Cannae was in 216 BC.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Cannae
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Trebbia

Neal is correct in one way - Italy has only existed as a nation state since around 1860. But the land was there 2200 years ago, and it was occupied by Hannibal.

Answer 4

There was no Italy in 215 BC. It was part of the Roman Empire and it was ruled by the emperor of Rome and the Roman Senate.

A little simple research will tell you who the emperor was in 215 BC.. Go for it.

Answer 5

Nobody. Italy was split up into small states and only united in the 19th century

Answer 6

Alez cuz the other names sound weird and because he was there before christ B.C.