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.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| associatedCity | Capua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPower | Carthaginian-allied Capua GENERATED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Carthage
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignObjective | Recovery of Capua for the Roman Republic ⓘ |
| cause | Roman siege of Capua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hannibal NERFINISHED ⓘ Quintus Fulvius Flaccus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Second Punic War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 211 BC ⓘ |
| era | Classical antiquity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Fall of Capua
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Punishment of Capua by Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Campania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Capua NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Italy ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Italian Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hannibal NERFINISHED ⓘ Quintus Fulvius Flaccus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcome | Carthaginian failure to relieve Capua ⓘ |
| partOf | Italian campaign of the Second Punic War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConflict |
Battle of Cannae
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of the Metaurus NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Syracuse (Second Punic War) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Roman victory ⓘ |
| RomanStrategy | Refusal to be drawn away from siege works ⓘ |
| siegeRelatedTo | Siege of Capua (Second Punic War) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance | Key step in Rome’s reconquest of defected Italian allies ⓘ |
| yearInRomanCalendar | 543 AUC (approximate) ⓘ |
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