Battle of the Caudine Forks
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The Battle of the Caudine Forks was a major engagement of the Second Samnite War in 321 BC, where a Roman army was famously trapped and humiliated by the Samnites in a mountain pass in southern Italy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of the Caudine Forks canonical | 2 |
| Caudine Forks | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| aftermath |
humiliating peace imposed on Rome
ⓘ
temporary Roman peace with Samnites ⓘ |
| approximateModernLocation | near modern Montesarchio, Italy ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Roman Republic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Samnites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalOrder | early phase of the Second Samnite War ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Gaius Pontius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Second Samnite War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | became proverbial in Roman literature for humiliation ⓘ |
| date | 321 BC ⓘ |
| era | Roman Republic era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature | mountain pass ⓘ |
| hasType | ambush ⓘ |
| historicalSource | Livy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedForce |
Roman legions
ⓘ
Samnite forces ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Samnium
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Italy ⓘ |
| militaryTacticUsed | entrapment in narrow defile ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Italian Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Caudine Forks pass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Roman army trapped in a mountain pass
ⓘ
Romans forced to pass under the yoke ⓘ humiliation of Roman army ⓘ |
| opponent |
Roman Republic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Samnites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposingPolity | Samnite League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Second Samnite War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| place | Caudine Forks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessorConflict | First Samnite War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Apennine Mountains area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Second Samnite War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Roman defeat
ⓘ
Samnite victory ⓘ |
| RomanCommander |
Spurius Postumius Albinus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Titus Veturius Calvinus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| RomanConsulInvolved |
Spurius Postumius Albinus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Titus Veturius Calvinus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| SamniteCommander | Gaius Pontius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance | major setback for Roman expansion in Italy ⓘ |
| successorConflict | later Roman campaigns in Samnium ⓘ |
| symbolism | example of Roman military humiliation ⓘ |
| tacticalOutcome | Roman army encircled without battle ⓘ |
| typeOfDefeat | capitulation without pitched battle ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Caudine Forks