Battle of Bovianum

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Battle of Bovianum
Part of: 2nd Samnite War
date 305 BC Chr.
place Pietrabbondante / Boiano
output Victory of the Romans
Parties to the conflict

Samnites

Roman Empire

Commander

Statius Gellius

Tiberius Minucius Augurinus Lucius Postumius Megellus


The Battle of Bovianum took place in 305 BC. Chr. By the end of the Second Samnite War instead. The Romans achieved a decisive victory against the Samnites .

After the war had been fought predominantly in the north in previous years, since the Etruscans and Umbrians had allied themselves with the Samnites there, the Romans succeeded in defeating their northern opponents in 310 BC. BC on the Vadimonischer See , to carry the war into the area of ​​the Samnites themselves. The consuls of the year 305 BC BC, Tiberius Minucius Augurinus and Lucius Postumius Megellus , won their second battle of this year brilliantly against a Samnite army and were able to capture the enemy general Statius Gellius . According to a war report used by the Roman historian Titus Livius , both consuls are said to have subsequently conquered the capital of the Samnite Pentrer, Bovianum ; According to another representation used by Livius, however, Minucius is said to have been fatally injured in the battle and the suffect consul, Marcus Fulvius Curvus Paetinus , who took his place , stormed Bovianum. In any case, the Roman successes of 305 BC. The Second Samnite War decided in favor of the Romans. In the following year peace was made between the Romans and the Samnites, which brought the Romans control of Campania , but otherwise granted moderate conditions to the Samnites.

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