Battle of Nola (215 BC)
| Second Battle of Nola | |||||||
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| Part of the Second Punic War | |||||||
Plan of the second battle of Nola (215 BC) | |||||||
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| Carthage | Roman Republic | ||||||
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Hannibal Hanno | Marcus Claudius Marcellus | ||||||
The Second Battle of Nola was fought in 215 BC between Hannibal's army and a Roman force under Marcus Claudius Marcellus.[1][2] It was Hannibal's second attempt to seize Nola after a failure the year before. He was again repelled and would make one more, also unsuccessful attempt the next year. For the Romans, it was a crucial success against Hannibal's army and gave them hope that they could win the war.
Aftermath
Hans Delbrück in 1920 described the three battles of Nola as Marcellus' alleged victories and very insignificant engagements.[3]
See also
Citations
- ^ Livy: The Fragments and Periochae Volume II: Periochae 1-45. Oxford University Press. 2023-09-27. pp. 480–490. ISBN 978-0-19-269908-4.
- ^ Fronda, Michael P. (2007). "Hegemony and Rivalry: The Revolt of Capua Revisited". Phoenix. 61 (1/2): 83–108. ISSN 0031-8299. JSTOR 20304639.
- ^ Delbrück 1990, p. 351.
Sources
- Delbrück, Hans (1990) [1920]. History of the Art of War Volume I: Warfare in Antiquity [Geschichte der kriegskunst im Rahmen der politischen Geschichte]. Translated by Renfroe Jr., Walter J. Lincoln, Neb.: University of Nebraska Press/ Bison Book. ISBN 978-0-8032-9199-7.