One phase of these conflicts was sparked by the garrison of Neapolis, a response to the occupation of Fregellae on the Liris by the other side. After taking Apulia and Lucania, that side is defeated at Lautulae, leading them to adopt the Manipular formation. One of them began with the relief of Campania by taking Capua, and
One phase of these conflicts was sparked by the garrison of Neapolis, a response to the occupation of Fregellae on the Liris by the other side. After taking Apulia and Lucania, that side is defeated at Lautulae, leading them to adopt the Manipular formation. One of them began with the relief of Campania by taking Capua, and is interrupted by a victory at Trifanum and the Latin war, in which allegiances switched. In the second one, an army is trapped in a canyon, and its defeat led to its soldiers having to march under a yoke of their own spears. Leading to the construction of Via Appia, it saw the battle of Claudine Forks. For 10 points, name these 343 to 290 BC wars fought by the Romans against a mountainous Oscan tribe.
One phase of these conflicts was sparked by the garrison of Neapolis, a response to the occupation of Fregellae on the Liris by the other side.
Samnite wars