- Caudine Forks
- geographical name two mountain passes S Italy in the Apennines between Benevento & Capua
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Caudine Forks
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Caudine Forks — /kaw duyn/ two mountain passes in S Italy, in the Apennines near Benevento. * * * ▪ mountain pass, Italy Latin Furculae Caudinae, narrow mountain pass near Beneventum in ancient Samnium (near modern Montesarchio, Campania, southern… … Universalium
CAUDINE FORKS — a narrow mountain gorge in Samnium, in which, during the second Samnite war, a Roman army was entrapped and caught by the Samnites, who obliged them to pass under the yoke in token of subjugation, 321 B.C … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Caudine Forks — /ˌkɔdaɪn ˈfɔks/ (say .kawduyn fawks) plural noun two narrow mountain passes in southern Italy, near Benevento; site of a Roman defeat by the Samnites, 321 BC …
Caudine Forks — noun a battle in the Apennines in 321 BC in which the Samnites defeated the Romans • Regions: ↑Apennines • Instance Hypernyms: ↑pitched battle * * * /kaw duyn/ two mountain passes in S Italy, in the Apennines near Benevento … Useful english dictionary
Battle of the Caudine Forks — Infobox Military Conflict caption= conflict= Battle of Caudine Forks partof= the Second Samnite War date= 321 BC place= Caudine Forks result= Roman Surrender combatant1= Roman Republic combatant2= Samnium commander1= Titus Veturius Calvinus… … Wikipedia
Кавдинское ущелье — (Caudine Forks) 2 я самнитская война Место сражения 321 до Р. X., когда рим. войско под командованием Т. Ветурия Кальвина и Спурия Постумия было захвачено врасплох сабинянами под командованием Понтия в узком Кавдинском ущелье. Римляне сражались… … Энциклопедия битв мировой истории
Gaius Pontius — Gaius Pontius, sometimes called as Gavius Pontius or simply Pontius, was a Samnite commander during the Second Samnite War. He is most well known for his victory over the Roman legions at the Battle of the Caudine Forks in 321 BCE. He was… … Wikipedia
Appian Way — The Appian Way (Latin and Italian: Via Appia) was the most important ancient Roman road. It is also called the the queen road . [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Past Catches Up With the Queen of Roads… … Wikipedia
Samnite Wars — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Samnite Wars partof=the ancient unification of Italy date=1st: 343 to 341 BC 2nd: 326 to 304 BC 3rd: 298 to 290 BC place=Central Italy result=Roman domination over the Italian peninsula from the Po river to the… … Wikipedia
Campaign history of the Roman military — This article is part of the series on: Military of ancient Rome (portal) 753 BC – AD 476 Structural history Roman army (unit types and ranks … Wikipedia
