BATTLE OF CAUDINE FORKS
321 BC
 

Caudine Forks, or Furculae Caudinae if you like Latin, is a narrow pass in the Southern Apennines, in Samnium, which is located in the south of Italy.

The Battle of Caudine Forks was part of the Second Samnite War.

Who fought?
The Samnites vs. the Romans.


The outcome?
The Samnites won. The Romans lost big.

READ IT STRAIGHT FROM THE SOURCE
Livy reports on the battle of Caudine Forks in his 9th book.

And here is the map of Samnium:

SAMNIUM IN ANCIENT ITALY
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