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- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- China
- Subject
- Military & War
- ISBN
- 9781472824905
- EAN
- 9781472824905
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-10
1472824903
ISBN-13
9781472824905
eBay Product ID (ePID)
240061674
Product Key Features
Book Title
Caudine Forks 321 BC : Rome's Humiliation in the Second Samnite War
Number of Pages
96 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Europe / Italy, Military / Ancient, Ancient / Rome, Europe / General
Publication Year
2021
Illustrator
Yes, Ó'brógáin, Seán
Genre
History
Book Series
Campaign Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.2 in
Item Weight
10.6 Oz
Item Length
9.7 in
Item Width
7.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
"Fields has given us an account of an important and perhaps neglected battle and given us much to think about regarding it and subsequent military history." --Murray Dahm, Ancient History, Fields has given us an account of an important and perhaps neglected battle and given us much to think about regarding it and subsequent military history., "Fields has given us an account of an important and perhaps neglected battle and given us much to think about regarding it and subsequent military history." - Ancient History
Dewey Edition
23
Series Volume Number
322
Dewey Decimal
937.01
Table Of Content
Origins of the Campaign Chronology Opposing Forces The Source: Titus Livius Opposing Plans The Campaign Analysis Conclusion Further Reading Appendix Index
Synopsis
A highly illustrated account of one of Ancient Rome's most humiliating defeats, the battle of the Caudine Forks in 321 BC, and how the embarrassment spurred the Roman Army on to eventual triumph., In its long history, Rome suffered many defeats, but none were as humiliating as the Caudine Forks in 321 BC. Rome had been at war with the Samnite League since 328 BC. The rising powers vied for supremacy in central and southern Italy, and their leaders were contemplating the conquest of Italy. The new Roman consuls of 321 BC were the ambitious, but militarily inexperienced, Veturius Calvinus and Postumius Albinus. They were determined to inflict a massive blow on the Samnites but their troops were instead surprised, encircled, and destroyed. The survivors were forced to retreat under the yoke in a humiliation worse than death. This new study, using specially commissioned artwork and maps, analyzes why the Romans were so comprehensively defeated at the Caudine Forks, explains why the aftermath of their defeat was so humiliating, and how it spurred them on to their eventual triumph over the Samnites., A highly illustrated account of one of Ancient Rome's most humiliating defeats, the battle of the Caudine Forks in 321 BC, and how the embarrassment spurred the Roman Army on to eventual triumph. In its long history, the Roman Republic suffered many defeats, but none as humiliating as the Caudine Forks in the summer of 321 BC. Rome had been at war with the Samnites--one of early Rome's most formidable foes--since 327 BC in what would turn out to be a long and bitter conflict now known as the Second Samnite War. The rising, rival Italic powers vied for supremacy in central and southern Italy, and their leaders were contemplating the conquest of the entire Italian peninsula. Driven by the ambitions of Titus Veturius Calvinus and Spurius Postumius Albinus, Roman forces were determined to inflict a crippling blow on the Samnites, but their combined armies were instead surprised, surrounded, and forced to surrender by the Samnites led by Gavius Pontius. The Roman soldiers, citizens of Rome to a man, were required to quit the field by passing under the yoke of spears in a humiliating ritual worse than death itself. This new study, using specially commissioned artwork and maps, analyses why the Romans were so comprehensively defeated at the Caudine Forks, and explains why the protracted aftermath of their dismal defeat was so humiliating and how it spurred them on to their eventual triumph over the Samnites. With this in mind, this study will widen its focus to take account of other major events in the Second Samnite War.
LC Classification Number
DG235.4
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- r***i (161)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseGood quality. The packaging was very pretty. Quick to send.
- y***0 (743)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseThe vendor's packing arrangement did its job beautifully - the book arrived in perfect condition! Thank you, historymakingames!
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