Samnite Wars - Chronology

Chronology

First Samnite War (344 to 341 BC)

• 343 BC - Start of the First Samnite War.
• 342 BC - Battle of Mount Gaurus.
• 341 BC - Rome withdraws from the conflict with the Samnites and enters the Latin War on the side of the Samnites.

Second (or Great) Samnite War (326 to 304 BC)

• (327 BC - Capture of Neapolis)
• 326 BC - Start of the Second Samnite War.
• 321 BC - Battle of the Caudine Forks.
• 320 BC - Destruction of Fregellae by the Samnites.
• 315 BC - Battle of Lautulae.
• 314 BC - Battle of Teracina - Roman victory under Fabius Rulianus.
• 311 BC - Etruscans join the Samnites against Rome.
• 310 BC - Battle of Lake Vadimo between Rome and the Etruscans.
• 308 BC - The war escalates when the Umbrians, Picentini, and Marsians join the war against Rome.
• 306 BC - The Hernici revolt against Rome (Livy ix. 42).
• 305 BC - Battle of Bovianum ends with Samnite defeat and the end of main Samnite resistance.
• 304 BC - Aequi defeated.
• 304 BC - End of the Second Samnite War. Rome establishes many new colonies and gains control over much of central and southern Italy.

Third Samnite War (298 to 290 BC)

• 298 BC - Start of the Third Samnite War.
• 298 BC - Battle of Volterra
• 298 BC - The Romans capture the Samnite cities of Taurasia, Bovianum Vetus and Aufidena.
• 297 BC - Consul Fabius Maximus Rullianus defeats the Samnites near Tifernum (Liv. 10.14).
• 295 BC - Battle of Sentinum.
• 294 BC - Samnite victory at Luceria.
• 293 BC - Battle of Aquilonia.
• 291 BC - The Romans storm the Samnite city of Venusia.
• 290 BC - End of the third Samnite War.