Forces could not stop Gellius Egnatius from advancing northward into Etruria during this series of conflicts, and indecisive results by L. Flamma at Volturnus allowed an important coalition to form.
Forces could not stop Gellius Egnatius from advancing northward into Etruria during this series of conflicts, and indecisive results by L. Flamma at Volturnus allowed an important coalition to form. During one engagement in this series of conflicts, Gaius Pontius sent ten men dressed as shepherds to feed misinformation to the opposing side that Apulia was under siege, leading T. Veturius' and S. Postumius' forces to be caught in a narrow pass and forced to surrender. In the third of these conflicts, the namesake tribe allied with the Umbrians, Gauls and Etruscans but managed a disastrous defeat at the 295 B.C. Battle of Sentinum.  Including the Battle of the Caudine Forks, for 10 points, name this series of conflicts involving the early Roman Republic and a tribe of Apennine Highlanders.
Forces could not stop Gellius Egnatius from advancing northward into Etruria during this series of conflicts, and indecisive results by L. Flamma at Volturnus allowed an important coalition to form.
{Samnite Wars} [accept {Third Samnite War} until {this series} of {conflicts} is {said}]