What the records say
- When
- 340 BCE
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 40.82° N, 14.43° E
- Description
- 340 BCE battle
Battle of Vesuvius
First battle of the Latin War, 340 BC
The Battle of Vesuvius was the first recorded battle of the Latin War. The battle was fought near Mount Vesuvius in 340 BC between the Romans, with their allies the Samnites, against a coalition of several peoples: Latins, Campanians, Volsci, Sidicini, and Aurunci. The surviving sources on the battle, however, focus almost solely on the Romans and the Latins.
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