Roman Battles
Caudine Forks
The Battle of Caudine Forks was fought in 321 BC in Italia during the Republic era, a ambush engagement against Samnites. It ended in defeat for the Roman side.
Historical Note
Two consular armies trapped in a narrow pass by the Samnites and forced to surrender. The legionaries marched out beneath the yoke — a humiliation Rome avenged for a generation.