Battle of Suessula 343 BC
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Year | 343 BC | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
|---|---|---|
| Era | Ancient (before 500) | derived from year |
| Location | Italy | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Battles of the first Samnite War, First War of the Samnites | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | Ancient Rome | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 40.9833, 14.4000 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Suessula was the third and last battle between the Samnites and the Roman Republic in 343 BC, the first year of the First Samnite War. According to the Augustan historian Livy, the Samnites gathered their army at Suessula, at the eastern edge of Campania. The Roman consul Marcus Valerius Corvus took his army by forced marches to Suessula. When the Samnites had to scatter their army to forage for food, Valerius seized the opportunity to capture the Samnite camp and then rout the Samnite foragers. Modern historians believe that details of the battle were entirely invented by Livy and his annalistic sources, and the battle's historicity has also been questioned.
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