Siege of Veii

GPTKB entity

Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:castle
gptkbp:category Sieges involving the Roman Republic
5th century BC in the Roman Republic
Battles involving the Roman Republic
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Roman_Republic
gptkb:Veii
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Marcus_Furius_Camillus
Capys (Veii)
gptkbp:duration 10 years
gptkbp:endDate 396 BC
gptkbp:followedBy Roman conquest of Etruria
gptkbp:historicalSource gptkb:Livy
gptkb:Plutarch
gptkb:Diodorus_Siculus
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Siege of Veii
gptkbp:location gptkb:Italy
gptkb:Etruria
gptkb:Veii
gptkbp:notableEvent use of tunnels to breach city walls
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Roman–Etruscan_Wars
gptkbp:precededBy Roman–Etruscan conflicts
gptkbp:result Roman victory
gptkbp:significance marked the end of Veii as a major Etruscan city
expanded Roman territory north of the Tiber
gptkbp:startDate 406 BC
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Marcus_Furius_Camillus
gptkb:Plutarch's_Life_of_Camillus
gptkb:Furius_Camillus
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7