Battle of Lake Vadimo

When

310 BCE

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

42.48° N, 12.32° E

Description

310 BCE battle

Battle in 310 BC

The first Battle of Lake Vadimo was fought in 310 BC between Rome and the Etruscans, and ended up being the largest battle between these nations. The Romans were victorious, gaining land and influence in the region. The Etruscans sustained heavy losses in the battle and would never again reclaim their previous glory.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Rome deals with renewed trouble from the Etruscans, who are persuaded by the Samnites to cease their alliance with the Romans”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Die Etrusker, die im Vorjahr als Verbündete der Samniten im Zweiten Samnitenkrieg eingegriffen hatten”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Rome entre en guerre contre les Étrusques alliés aux Samnites”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Victoria romana en la batalla del Lago Vadimón sobre los etruscos, aliados de los samnitas (en el marco de la segunda guerra samnita)”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “サムニウムがエトルリア人を扇動して共和政ローマとの協定を破棄させた。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

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