Region: Southern Europe · Coordinates: 40.927, 14.525 · 8 events
| Year | Source | Account |
|---|---|---|
| 216 BC | Livy, History of Rome (Ab Urbe Condita) | The battle of Nola is judged one of the engagements whose outcome mattered most in the whole war |
| 216 BC | Plutarch's Parallel Lives | After Cannae, Marcellus surprises Hannibal's unwary troops while they are plundering and wears down their numbers |
| 216 BC | Plutarch's Parallel Lives | Marcellus opens the gates and charges with picked cavalry, and Hannibal's army is pushed back for the first time |
| 215 BC | Livy, History of Rome (Ab Urbe Condita) | At the cheering shouts of the people of Nola, Roman morale rises and the enemy withdraw from all sides |
| 214 BC | Livy, History of Rome (Ab Urbe Condita) | After ravaging the territory of Neapolis, Hannibal moves his camp to Nola |
| AD 14 | Aurelius Victor, De Caesaribus | After a reign of about 44 years, Augustus dies of illness at Nola. Raetia and Illyricum are added to the empire, but Germania is not pacified. |
| AD 14 | Suetonius, Lives of the Caesars | He died in the same room in which his father Octavius had died; the Senate discussed a solemn funeral procedure. |
| AD 14 | Tacitus, Annals and Histories | The final journey of the ailing Augustus ends at Nola (Nola is mentioned in the text) |