Conflict: | Second Battle of Nola |
Partof: | the Second Punic War |
Date: | August 215 BC |
Place: | Nola, present-day Italy |
Coordinates: | 40.9261°N 14.5275°W |
Result: | Stalemate |
Combatant1: | Carthage |
Combatant2: | Roman Republic |
Commander1: | Hannibal Hanno |
Commander2: | 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.