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Samnite wars 327 - 290 BC
Between the years
327 BC
and
290 BC
, the
Romans
fought a series of wars against the
Samnium[?]
nation, an
Oscan
-speaking people who inhabited the southern
Apennines[?]
. While the
Romans
were ultimately successful in defeating the Samnites, they suffered a noteable defeat in the
Battle of the Caudine Forks[?]
, which resulted with the surviving members of the Roman army being forced to
pass under the yoke[?]
.
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