Battle of Saticula
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The Battle of Saticula, 343 BC, was the second of three battles described by the Roman historian Livy, in Book Seven of his history of Rome, Ab Urbe Condita, as taking place in the first year of the First Samnite War. According to Livy's extensive description, the Roman commander, the consul Aulus Cornelius Cossus was marching from Saticula when he was almost trapped by a Samnite army in a mountain pass. His army was only saved because one of his military tribunes, Publius Decius Mus, led a small group of men to seize a hilltop, distracting the Samnites and allowing the consul to escape. During the night Decius and his men were themselves able to escape. The next day the reunited Romans attacked the Samnites and completely routed them. Several other ancient authors also mention Decius' heroic acts. Modern historians are however sceptical of the historical accuracy of Livy's account, and have in particular noted the similarities with how a military tribune is said to have saved Roman army in 258 BC during the First Punic War.
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Ancient Rome, Italy,
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| area | region | 900 | Principality of Capua | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | Battle of Casilino | battle | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | 82 | Battle of Mount Tifata | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 210 | Battle of Capua | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 211 | Battle of Beneventum | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 211 | Battle of Capua | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 211 | Second Battle of Beneventum | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 213 | Battle of Beneventum | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 213 | Third Battle of Nola | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 214 | Battle of Nola | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 215 | Battle of Nola | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 215 | Siege of Acerra | Roman Republic, siege, Ancient Carthage | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 215 | Siege of Capua | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 215 | Siege of Casilinum | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 216 | Battle of Ager Falernus | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 274 | Battle of Beneventum | battle, Ancient Rome | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 320 | Battle of the Caudine Forks | battle, Ancient Rome | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 339 | Battle of Vesuvius | Roman Republic, battle, Latin League | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 341 | Battle of Saticula | Ancient Rome, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 342 | Battle of Suessula | Ancient Rome, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1098 | Siege of Capua | battle, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1266 | Battle of Benevento | House of Hohenstaufen, battle, Capetian House of Anjou | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1348 | Battle of Capua | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1734 | Siege of Capua | Habsburg monarchy, Kingdom of Spain, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1860 | Battle of Caiazzo | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1860 | Siege of Capoue | siege | Wikidata |
| event | war | 72 | Third Servile War | war, Spartacus, Crixus, Oenomaus, Ganicus, Ancient Rome | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1073 | Castello delle Pietre | castle | Wikidata |