Event Third Samnite War

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Was a war between of the Roman Republic against the Samnites and their allies (in particular the Etruscans) that resulted in the Roman hegemony over most of central and southern italy.

Chronology

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  • January 294 BC: Lucio Volumnio Flamma Violente, with proconsular powers, defeated the Samnites near Triferno.
  • January 289 BC: The definitive submission of the Samnites to Rome was sanctioned by the third Samnite war (298-290 BC).
  • January 289 BC: From Aquilonia, where the Legio Linteata had fought, some survivors took refuge in Bovianum from where they reorganized and led a desperate resistance that lasted until 290, with the last, very hard campaign conducted by the consuls Manio Curio Dentato and Publio Cornelio Rufino. With the victory over the Samnites, the Romans conquered a hegemonic position throughout the central south.