The Battle of the Colline Gate can refer to any of the following battles:
- Battle of the Colline Gate (477 BC) - consul Gaius Horatius Pulvillus defeats the Etruscans
- Battle of the Colline Gate (82 BC) - Sulla secured control of Rome following the civil war against the Populares.
Famous quotes containing the words battle of, battle and/or gate:
“Joshua fit de battle ob Jerico, Jerico, Jerico,
Joshua fit de battle ob Jerico,
An’ de walls come tumblin’ down.”
—Unknown. Joshua Fit De Battle of Jericho (l. 1–3)
“That we can come here today and in the presence of thousands and tens of thousands of the survivors of the gallant army of Northern Virginia and their descendants, establish such an enduring monument by their hospitable welcome and acclaim, is conclusive proof of the uniting of the sections, and a universal confession that all that was done was well done, that the battle had to be fought, that the sections had to be tried, but that in the end, the result has inured to the common benefit of all.”
—William Howard Taft (1857–1930)
“You, mistress,
That have the office opposite to Saint Peter,
And keeps the gate of hell!”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)