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Battle of Bovianum
Part of Second Samnite War
Date 305 BC Location Boiano or Pietrabbondante, Italy41°28′59.999″N 14°28′0.001″E / 41.48333306°N 14.46666694°E / 41.48333306; 14.46666694 Result Roman victory
Belligerents
Roman Republic	Samnium
Commanders and leaders
Tiberius Minucius Augurinus, Lucius Postumius Megellus	Statius Gellius
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The Battle of Bovianum was fought in 305 BC between the Romans and the Samnites.

Battle

The Romans were led by two consuls, Tiberius Minucius Augurinus and Lucius Postumius Megellus. The result was a Roman victory and end of the Second Samnite War.

Aftermath

The consul Tiberius Minucius Augurinus died of his wounds during or after the battle.The battle of Bovianum at last completely crushed the spirit of the Samnites, who, unable to continue the war, were obliged to accept the terms dictated by Romans. The Romans won the Battle of Bovianum and the Saints declined after 314 BC the Samnites to sue for peace with progressively less generous terms. By 304 BC the Romans had effectively annexed the greater degree of the Samnite territory, founding several colonies.

References

1. Turning Points In Military History - Page x by William R. Weir
2. Outlines of the history of Rome - Page 41 by Henry White

Sources

• Livy, Ab urbe condita 9, 44, 5-16
• Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca historica 20, 90, 3-4

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