First Battle of Nola | |||||||
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Part of the Second Punic War | |||||||
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Carthage | Roman Republic | ||||||
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Hannibal | Marcus Claudius Marcellus |
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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, and would make two more unsuccessful attempts on the city in the next two years.
The original article can be found at Battle of Nola (216 BC) and the edit history here.