Battle of Lautulae

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The Battle of Lautulae was a significant defeat of the Roman Republic by the Samnites during the Second Samnite War, highlighting Rome’s vulnerability in its early Italian expansion.

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Battle of Lautulae canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
belligerent Roman Republic ⓘ
Samnite tribes ⓘ
linked to: Samnites
combatant Roman Republic ⓘ
Samnites ⓘ
conflictOf Second Samnite War ⓘ
conflictType land battle ⓘ
countryInvolved Roman Republic ⓘ
era ancient Rome ⓘ
ethnicGroupInvolved Samnites ⓘ
historicalPeriod Samnite Wars ⓘ
historicalRegion Central Italy ⓘ
location Italian Peninsula ⓘ
Latium ⓘ
Lautulae ⓘ
near Terracina ⓘ
notableFor Roman military defeat by Samnites ⓘ
impact on Roman strategic control of central Italy ⓘ
opponent Roman Republic ⓘ
Samnites ⓘ
partOf Second Samnite War ⓘ
result Roman defeat ⓘ
Samnite victory ⓘ
significance demonstrated vulnerability of early Roman expansion in Italy ⓘ
major setback for Roman Republic in Second Samnite War ⓘ

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Roman–Samnite Wars → notableBattle → Battle of Lautulae ⓘ