14 Facts About Roman-Volscian wars

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Roman–Volscian wars were a series of wars fought between the Roman Republic and the Volsci, an ancient Italic people.

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Roman-Volscian wars quickly gathered a small force of Roman soldiers to fight against the Volscians who had sallied forth from Corioli.

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3.

Roman-Volscian wars obtained a private audience with the consuls, and convinced them that he feared some discord might erupt between the Volscian youth and the Romans.

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4.

Roman-Volscian wars unsuccessfully opposed popular legislation proposed by the tribune Volero Publilius, thereby inflaming the populace.

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5.

Roman-Volscian wars's officers dissuaded Appius from taking immediate action against the soldiers, but the army was attacked again and fell into disarray as it left the camp.

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Roman-Volscian wars then punished the remainder of the army with decimation, the earliest instance of this particular punishment occurring in Roman history.

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7.

Roman-Volscian wars believes only the existence of three golden bowls dedicated by Camillus to Juno to be historical.

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8.

Roman-Volscian wars now took charge of affairs almost as if he had been elected dictator.

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9.

Roman-Volscian wars chose one of the other consular tribunes, Publius Valerius Potitus Poplicola, as his colleague in the Volscan war, tasking the other four with defending and governing the city.

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10.

Roman-Volscian wars sent the bulk of his forces back to Rome, while he and the youngest men fell upon the Etruscans and expelled them from Satricum.

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11.

Roman-Volscian wars writes that in 370 the Velitraeans raided Roman territory and attacked Tusculum.

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12.

Roman-Volscian wars would fall victim to a plague that ravaged Rome in 365.

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13.

Roman-Volscian wars set up camp at Tusculum, but had to return to Rome to nominate a dictator when war with the Etruscan city of Caere threatened.

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14.

Roman-Volscian wars then ravaged the Volscian territory down to the coast.

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