Rome\'s Third Samnite War, 298-290 BC
Rome\'s Third Samnite War, 298-290 BC This book is devoted to the Third Samnite War where, with the Samnites' own independence on the line, they mobilized a powerful coalition with Bruttians,…
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Rome\'s Third Samnite War, 298-290 BC
This book is devoted to the Third Samnite War where, with the Samnites' own independence on the line, they mobilized a powerful coalition with Bruttians, Etruscans and the Senones Gauls to fight for their freedomThe Third Samnite War (298-290 BC) was a crucial episode in the early history of Rome. Determined to resist aggressive Roman expansion, the Samnites forged a powerful alliance with the Senones (a tribe of Italian Gauls), Etruscans and Umbrians. Upon its outcome rested mastery of central Italy, and the independent survival of both Rome and the Samnites.
The desperate nature of the struggle is illustrated by the ritual self-sacrifice (devotio) by the Roman consul Publius Decimus Mus at the Battle of Sentinum (295 BC), which restored the resolve of The result was eight years of hard campaigning, brutal sieges and bitter battles that stretched Rome to the limit.