Battle of Capua

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The Battle of Capua was a major engagement of the Second Punic War in 211 BC, in which Hannibal attempted to relieve the besieged city of Capua from Roman forces in southern Italy.

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Battle of Capua canonical 1
Fall of Capua 1
Roman siege of Capua 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
associatedCity Capua
associatedPower Carthaginian-allied Capua
belligerent Carthage
Roman Republic
campaignObjective Recovery of Capua for the Roman Republic
cause Roman siege of Capua
linked to: Battle of Capua
chronology Occurred after the Battle of Cannae
Occurred after the Battle of Lake Trasimene
Occurred before the Battle of the Metaurus
combatantRole Carthaginians as relieving force
Romans as besiegers
commander Appius Claudius Pulcher
Hannibal
Quintus Fulvius Flaccus
conflict Second Punic War
date 211 BC
era Classical antiquity
followedBy Fall of Capua
linked to: Battle of Capua

Punishment of Capua by Rome
HannibalStrategy Attempt to break Roman siege by field battle
hasEffect Consolidation of Roman control in Campania
Strategic setback for Hannibal in Italy
historicalPeriod 3rd century BC
historicalSource Livy’s Ab Urbe Condita (Books on Second Punic War)
location Campania
Capua
southern Italy
militaryTheater Italian Peninsula
notableFor Hannibal’s attempt to force Romans to lift the siege by direct engagement
Roman persistence in maintaining the siege despite Hannibal’s presence
objective Maintenance of siege by Roman forces
Relief of besieged Capua by Hannibal
opponentCommander Appius Claudius Pulcher
Hannibal
Quintus Fulvius Flaccus
outcome Carthaginian failure to relieve Capua
partOf Italian campaign of the Second Punic War
linked to: Second Punic War
relatedConflict Battle of Cannae
Battle of the Metaurus
Siege of Syracuse (Second Punic War)
linked to: Siege of Syracuse
result Roman victory
RomanStrategy Refusal to be drawn away from siege works
siegeRelatedTo Siege of Capua (Second Punic War)
linked to: Battle of Capua
strategicSignificance Key step in Rome’s reconquest of defected Italian allies
yearInRomanCalendar 543 AUC (approximate)

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Sieges of the Second Punic War notableSiege Siege of Capua
linked to: Battle of Capua
Battle of Capua cause Roman siege of Capua
linked to: Battle of Capua
Battle of Capua followedBy Fall of Capua
linked to: Battle of Capua
Battle of Capua siegeRelatedTo Siege of Capua (Second Punic War)
linked to: Battle of Capua