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Battle of Capua
Battle of Capua was a battle fought in 211 BC at Capua, in what is now Italy. It was part of Second Punic War, which ran from 218 BC to 201 BC. The recorded result: Roman victory; Fall of Capua.
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Record
| Date | 211 BC (year precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Capua, Italy 41.083N, 14.250E | |
| Part of | Second Punic War (218 BC to 201 BC) | |
| Kind | Battle, ancient | |
| Result | Roman victory; Fall of Capua | |
| Belligerents | Carthage; Capua | Roman Republic |
| Commanders | Hannibal; Bostar; Hanno, son of Bomilcar | Quintus Fulvius Flaccus; Appius Claudius Pulcher; Gaius Claudius Nero |
| Casualties and losses | Unknown | Unknown |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Capua 212 BC, same recorded site
- Siege of Capua 1098, 3.9 km
- Siege of Capua 1860, 3.9 km
- Siege of Capua 212 BC, 3.9 km
- Battle of Capua 1348, 4.3 km
In the same war
- Before: Battle of the Upper Baetis 211 BC
- After: Battle of Herdonia 210 BC
- All 60 engagements of Second Punic War
Battle of Capua is one of 127 engagements of the 3rd century BC in the atlas and one of 626 in present-day Italy.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q233373, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Capua (211 BC), revision 1382553885, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.