Key facts

Year	215 BC	Wikidata P585 (point in time)
Era	Ancient (before 500)	derived from year
Location	Italy	Natural Earth (modern borders)
Continent	Europe	Natural Earth
War / conflict	Second Punic War	Wikidata P361
Participants	Ancient Carthage, Roman Republic	Wikidata P710
Coordinates	40.9261, 14.5275	Wikidata P625

About the battle

The Second Battle of Nola was fought in 215 BC between Hannibal's army and a Roman force under Marcus Claudius Marcellus. 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.

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