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Battle of Bovianum

Conflict: Second Samnite War
Date: 305 BC
Place:
Outcome: decisive Roman victory
Combatants
Roman Republic Samnium
Commanders
M. Fulvius, L. Postumius
Strength
Casualties
Samnite Wars
TrifanumCaudine ForksLautulae - CiunaSentinum

The Battle of Bovianum was fought in 305 BC between the Romans and the Samnites. The Romans were led by two consuls: M. Fulvius and L. Postumius. The result was a Roman victory and end of the Second Samnite War. The Samnite Wars were three wars between the early Roman Republic and the tribes of Samnium. ... Centuries: 5th century BC - 4th century BC - 3rd century BC Decades: 350s BC 340s BC 330s BC 320s BC 310s BC 300s BC 290s BC 280s BC 270s BC 260s BC 250s BC 310 BC 309 BC 308 BC 307 BC 306 BC 305 BC 304 BC 303 BC 302... See also Roman Republic (18th century) and Roman Republic (19th century). ... Samnite warriors Samnium (Oscan Safinim) was a region of the southern Apennines in Italy that was home to the Samnites, a group of Sabellic tribes that controlled the area from about 600 BC to about 290 BC. Samnium was delimited by Latium in the north, by Lucania in the south... The Samnite Wars were three wars between the early Roman Republic and the tribes of Samnium. ... The Battle of Caudine Forks, 321 BCE, was a decisive battle of the Samnite Wars. ... The Battle of Sentinum was the final battle of the Third Samnite War, fought in 295 BC near Sentinum (next to Sassoferrato, Marche), in which the Romans were able to overcome a formidable coalition of Samnites, Etruscans, Umbrians, and their Gallic allies. ... Centuries: 5th century BC - 4th century BC - 3rd century BC Decades: 350s BC 340s BC 330s BC 320s BC 310s BC 300s BC 290s BC 280s BC 270s BC 260s BC 250s BC 310 BC 309 BC 308 BC 307 BC 306 BC 305 BC 304 BC 303 BC 302...


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