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  • noun a battle in the Apennines in 321 BC in which the Samnites defeated the Romans

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Examples

  • In fact, Roman history was littered with failure, from the Allia to the Caudine Forks to Cannae.

    The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009

  • In fact, Roman history was littered with failure, from the Allia to the Caudine Forks to Cannae.

    The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009

  • In fact, Roman history was littered with failure, from the Allia to the Caudine Forks to Cannae.

    The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009

  • In fact, Roman history was littered with failure, from the Allia to the Caudine Forks to Cannae.

    The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009

  • Take care! he will make of the first Rue Grenetat which comes to hand Caudine Forks.

    Les Miserables 2008

  • But among those decorations should be a design of the Caudine Forks, under which pass a conquered people.

    G.K.'s Weekly - The Fortress of Property 2007

  • Claudium [the Caudine Forks] ought not to be observed was the

    Discourses 2003

  • After initial successes from 323–320 (326–322), a Roman army was trapped at the Caudine Forks in 319 (321), and Rome was forced to negotiate an unfavorable peace.

    f. The Conquest of Italy 2001

  • Had it not been for the valor and promptness of Lucius Cornelius Sulla, his legates, and his army, Rome would now be in the power of Samnium, and we would be passing under the yoke just as we did after the Caudine Forks.

    Fortune's Favorites McCullough, Colleen, 1937- 1993

  • In the past, Rome has been stretched to her very limits to beat one or two of the Italian nations — is there anyone here who has forgotten the Caudine Forks?

    The Grass Crown McCullough, Colleen, 1937- 1991

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