Battle of Nola (214 BC)

Third Battle of Nola
Part of the Second Punic War

Plan of the third battle of Nola (214 BC)
Date214 BC
Location
Nola, present-day Italy
40°55′34″N 14°31′39″E / 40.9261°N 14.5275°E / 40.9261; 14.5275
Result See Aftermath section
Belligerents
Carthage Roman Republic
Commanders and leaders
Hannibal Marcus Claudius Marcellus
Gaius Claudius Nero

The Third Battle of Nola was fought in 214 BC between Hannibal and a Roman army led by Marcus Claudius Marcellus. It was Hannibal's third attempt to take the town of Nola. Once again, Marcellus successfully prevented the town's capture.

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