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 Stalemate
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.