Siege of Capua

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military siege
gptkbp:aftermath harsh_treatment_of_Capuans
gptkbp:alliance shifted after the siege
gptkbp:casualties greatly during the siege
were high
were higher
gptkbp:chessOpening failed to arrive
Hasdrubal
after the siege
attempted to break the siege
declined during the siege
to hold key cities
were significant
to_gain_control_of_Italy
gptkbp:consecrationDate August 210 BC
gptkbp:controls established after the siege
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired later military sieges
strengthened_their_resolve_against_Carthage
gptkbp:culturalHeritage in literature and film
gptkbp:date 211 BC
gptkbp:duration approximately 3 years
long and grueling
gptkbp:engine used during the siege
gptkbp:historical_significance in_the_context_of_the_Second_Punic_War
gptkbp:historicalContext Second Punic War
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Livy
Polybius
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Siege of Capua
gptkbp:impact weakened_their_position_in_Italy
gptkbp:legacy remains significant in military history
gptkbp:location gptkb:Capua
gptkbp:militaryService developed during the siege
learned from the siege
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Hannibal
gptkb:Marcus_Claudius_Marcellus
gptkbp:outcome Capua's_surrender
gptkbp:population suffered from famine
gptkbp:protectedArea were strong initially
gptkbp:result Roman_victory
gptkbp:significance part_of_the_Second_Punic_War
gptkbp:status was diminished after the siege
gptkbp:strategicGoals supply route
gptkbp:supportRole gptkb:Roman_Republic
gptkb:Carthaginian_forces
gptkbp:tactics gptkb:Quintus_Fabius_Maximus
siege warfare
blockade
encirclement
analyzed by historians
to reclaim lost territories
arrived in 209 BC
to punish traitors
to_cut_off_Carthaginian_supply_lines