Siege of Capua (211 BC)

Siege of Capua
Part of the Second Punic War
Hannibal's assault on the Roman siege lines at Capua
Date 211 BC Location Capua, present Italy 41°05′00″N 14°15′00″E / 41.0833°N 14.2500°E / 41.0833; 14.2500 Result Roman victory Fall of Capua
Belligerents
Carthage Capua	Roman Republic
Commanders and leaders
Hannibal Bostar Hanno, son of Bomilcar	Quintus Fulvius Flaccus Appius Claudius Pulcher (DOW) Gaius Claudius Nero
Casualties and losses
Heavy	Unknown

The siege of Capua was fought in 211 BC, when the Romans besieged Capua. It is described by Polybius at 9.4-7, by Livy at 26.4-6, and by Appian at 37-44 of his Hannibalic War.