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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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