What the records say
- When
- 72 BCE
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 43.33° N, 13.51° E
- Description
- 72 BC battle of the Third Servile War
Placed at the region its title names, Picenum.
Battle of Picenum
72 BC battle of the Third Servile War
The Battle of Picenum was one of the major battles of the Third Servile War, between the slave army of Spartacus and the combined consular forces of the Roman Republic led by the two consuls Lucius Gellius and Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Clodianus. It took place in Picenum region in 72 BC. It was a victory for Spartacus, and it proved to be his greatest triumph of the war.
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