Battle of the Caudine Forks

The Battle of Caudine Forks, 321 BC, was a decisive event of the Second Samnite War. Its designation as a battle is a mere historical formality: there was no fighting and there were no casualties. The Romans were trapped in an enclosed valley by the Samnites before they knew what was happening and nothing remained but to negotiate an unfavorable surrender. The action was entirely political, with the magistrates on both sides trying to obtain the best terms for their side without disrespecting common beliefs concerning the rules of war and the conduct of peace. In the end the Samnites decided it would be better for future relations to let the Romans go, while the Romans were impeded in the prosecution of their campaign against the Samnites by considerations of religion and honor.

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Caudine Forks
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-210 Battle of Capua

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-211 Battle of Beneventum

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-211 Battle of Capua

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-211 Second Battle of Beneventum

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-213 Battle of Beneventum

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-213 Third Battle of Nola

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-214 Battle of Nola

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-215 Battle of Nola

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-215 Siege of Acerra

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-215 Siege of Capua

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-215 Siege of Casilinum

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-216 Battle of Ager Falernus

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-274 Battle of Beneventum

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-341 Battle of Saticula

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-342 Battle of Suessula

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1087 Battle of Fragneto

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1098 Siege of Capua

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1266 Battle of Benevento

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1348 Battle of Capua

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1734 Siege of Capua

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1860 Battle of Caiazzo

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1860 Siege of Capoue

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-72 — -70 Third Servile War

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H. Vogel - Humiliation of Romans after the battle of the Caudine Forks

Battle of the Caudine Forks

H. Vogel - Humiliation of Romans after the battle of the Caudine Forks

Prospetto della Valle Caudina dalla parte della Campania - Daniele1778

Costa Meridionale della Valle Caudina - Daniele1778

Prospetto della Valle Caudina dalla parte del Sannio - Daniele1778

Pianta delle Forche Caudine - Daniele1778

Costa Settentrionale della Valle Caudina - Daniele1778

Storia dei monumenti del reame delle Due Sicilie - Forche Caudine

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	900	Principality of Capua		Wikidata
event	armed conflict		Battle of Casilino	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	341	Battle of Saticula	Ancient Rome, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	342	Battle of Suessula	Ancient Rome, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1087	Battle of Fragneto	Normans, 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
commons	image		H. Vogel - Humiliation of Romans after the battle of the Caudine Forks		Commons
commons	image		Battle of the Caudine Forks		Commons
commons	image		H. Vogel - Humiliation of Romans after the battle of the Caudine Forks		Commons
commons	image		Prospetto della Valle Caudina dalla parte della Campania - Daniele1778		Commons
commons	image		Costa Meridionale della Valle Caudina - Daniele1778		Commons
commons	image		Prospetto della Valle Caudina dalla parte del Sannio - Daniele1778		Commons
commons	image		Pianta delle Forche Caudine - Daniele1778		Commons
commons	image		Costa Settentrionale della Valle Caudina - Daniele1778		Commons
commons	image		Storia dei monumenti del reame delle Due Sicilie - Forche Caudine		Commons