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Encyclopedia > Capture of Neapolis
Samnite Wars
Mons Gaurus - Suessola - Neapolis - Caudine Forks
LautulaeBovianum
Camerinum - Sentinum - Aquilonia

During the Second Samnite War , from 327 BC to 304 BC, between ancient Rome and the Samnites, the Samnites seized Neapolis in the Capture of Neapolis in 327 BC[1], which the Romans then later re-captured. Combatants Roman Republic Samnium The Samnite Wars were three wars between the early Roman Republic and the tribes of Samnium. ... The Battle of Mount Gaurus was a battle between the ancient Romans and the Samnites in 342 BC. The battle was a success for the Romans, who were led by Marcus Valerius Corvus. ... The Battle of Suessula was an episode in 241 BC in the Samnite Wars between the Samnite peoples living in the hills around Samnium (todays Campania), and the Roman Republic. ... Combatants Roman Republic Samnium Commanders Titus Veturius Calvinus Spurius Postumius Albinus Gaius Pontius Strength Unknown Unknown Casualties Insignificant Insignificant {{{notes}}} The Battle of Caudine Forks, 321 BC, was a decisive battle of the Samnite Wars. ... The Battle of Lautulae was fought in 316 BC between the Romans and the Samnites. ... The Battle of Bovianum was fought in 305 BC between the Romans and the Samnites. ... The Battle of Camerinum in 298 BC was the first battle of the Third Samnite War. ... 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. ... The Battle of Aquilonia was fought in 293 BC between Rome and Samnium. ... The Samnite Wars were three wars between the early Roman Republic and the tribes of Samnium. ... Area under Roman control  Roman Republic  Roman Empire  Western Empire  Eastern Empire Ancient Rome was a civilization that grew from a city-state founded on the Italian Peninsula circa the 9th century BC to a massive empire straddling the Mediterranean Sea. ... 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...



 
 

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