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Battle of Nola (215 BC)

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Second Punic War
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The Second Battle of Nola was fought in 215 BC between Hannibal's army and a Roman Army under Marcus Claudius Marcellus. It was Hannibal's second attempt to sieze Nola after a failure the year before. He was again repelled, but made one more attempt the next year.