What the records say
- When
- 216 BCE
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 40.93° N, 14.53° E
- Description
- 216 BCE battle of the Second Punic War
Battle of Nola (216 BC)
216 BC battle of the Second Punic War
The First Battle of Nola was fought in 216 BC between the forces of Hannibal and a Roman force led by Marcus Claudius Marcellus. Hannibal was attempting to seize the town of Nola: He failed to do so, and would make two more unsuccessful attempts on the city over the next two years.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “After the defeat at Cannae, Roman general, Marcus Claudius Marcellus”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Im Anschluss versucht Hannibal, die Stadt Nola zu erobern, der Angriff wird aber von den Römern unter Marcus Claudius Marcellus in der Ersten Schlacht von Nola…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Automne : victoire d’Hannibal sur Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus Cunctator à Casilinum”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page