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Caudine Forks

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Caudine Forks , narrow passes in the Southern Apennines, S Italy, on the road from Capua to Benevento. There, in 321 BC, the Samnites routed a Roman army. Author not available, CAUDINE FORKS. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more
Caudine Forks
Caudine Forks name given to a narrow pass in the mountains near Capua, where the Roman army was defeated by the Samnites in 321 bc. Read more
Samnite wars
...Roman troops experienced the humiliation of having to walk like slaves under a yoke of spears after their defeat at the Caudine Forks. The APPIAN WAY was begun in 312 to assist communications between Rome and the war area. Gauls joined against Rome... Read more

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The birth of the Republic: Rome's astonishing ascent was not based wholly or even mostly on her military exploits, but on the moral sensibilities of her people and the limitation of government power.(History--Rome)
; ...memorable. They included the sacking of Rome by the Gauls in about 390 B.C.; the humiliation under the Samnite yoke at Caudine Forks in 321 B.C. (which was speedily avenged by an overwhelming Roman reprisal); the setbacks against Pyrrhus, king of Epirus... Read more

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