Atlas of Battles

commander, 7 engagements

Battles of Marcus Claudius Marcellus

Battles of Marcus Claudius Marcellus

general and five time consul of the Roman Republic, awarded the Spolia opima for his victories during the Gallic and Punic Wars, 270 BC to 208 BC

Marcus Claudius Marcellus is recorded as a commander at 7 placed engagements in the atlas between 222 BC and 209 BC: 6 battles and 1 siege, all in present-day Italy. Taken in date order, the sites lie 2,014 km apart end to end, 336 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Second Punic War (6), Roman–Gallic Wars (1).

Battle of ClastidiumBattle of NolaBattle of NolaBattle of NolaSiege of SyracuseBattle of NumistroBattle of CanusiumBattle of NolaBattle of NolaSiege of SyracuseBattle of NumistroBattle of CanusiumAlgiersMilanTunisLyonBelgradeTiranaPalermoThessalonikiZagrebSarajevo500 km41.050N, 12.727E
7 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

222 BC: 1 engagements216 BC: 1 engagements215 BC: 1 engagements214 BC: 2 engagements2 in 214 BC210 BC: 1 engagements209 BC: 1 engagements222 BC209 BC
7 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Clastidium, 222 BCBattle of Nola, 216 BCBattle of Nola, 215 BCSiege of Syracuse, 214 BCBattle of Nola, 214 BCBattle of Numistro, 210 BCBattle of Canusium, 209 BC222 BC209 BC
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
222 BCBattle of ClastidiumClastidium, ItalyRoman victory
216 BCBattle of NolaNola, Italy632 km SEMinor Roman Victory; See Aftermath section
August 215 BCBattle of NolaNola, Italy0 km NSee Aftermath section
214 BCSiege of SyracuseSyracuse, Italy432 km SRoman victory Syracuse, Sicily
214 BCBattle of NolaNola, Italy432 km NSee Aftermath section
210 BCBattle of NumistroNumistro, Italy265 km SESee Battle section
209 BCBattle of CanusiumCanosa di Puglia, Italy252 km NRoman pyrrhic victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.