Deaths
- August 2
- Lucius Aemilius Paullus, Roman consul and general (killed in the Battle of Cannae)
- Gnaeus Servilius Geminus, Roman consul 217 BC (killed in the Battle of Cannae)
- Marcus Minucius Rufus, Roman consul 221 BC, Master of the Horse 217 BC (killed in the Battle of Cannae)
- After August 2 – Gelo, son of Hiero II
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