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Name: Second Samnite War

Type: Event

Start: 326 BC

End: 303 BC

Parent: Samnite Wars

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Was a war between the Roman Republic and the Samnites that took place mainly in Campania and Samnium.

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  • January 303 BC: In 305 BC the Romans achieved the decisive victory in the battle of Boviano following which, in 304 BC, the tribes of Sannio asked for peace in Rome, putting an end to the Second Samnite War.
  • January 326 BC: The Samnites took possession of Neapolis in 327 BC.
  • January 319 BC: In 320 BC, the Roman Republic, led by the consul Lucius Papirius Cursor, defeated the Samnites in an open battle in front of Lucera, a city in Apulia. This victory led to the conquest of Lucera by the Romans.
  • January 314 BC: Conquests of Rome during the Siege of Saticula.
  • January 325 BC: In 326 BC Neapolis was conquered by the Romans, while retaining Greek character and institutions.
  • January 317 BC: The Romans conquered Canusio and Teano in Apulia.
  • January 316 BC: In 317 BC, the territory of Nerulo in Lucania was conquered by the Roman Republic. This marked a significant expansion of Roman influence in the region, as they continued to assert their dominance over neighboring territories.
  • January 316 BC: The city of Nerulo was founded in Lucania in 317 BC.
  • January 313 BC: In 314 BC, the Roman Republic conquered the cities of Sora, Ausona, Minturno, and Vescia with the help of traitors. These cities had joined the Samnites, a group of Italic tribes who were in conflict with Rome.
  • January 312 BC: In 313 BC the Romans took the city of Nola from the Samnites.

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