
012- The First Samnite War
The History of Rome
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The Battle of Sula
Third and final battle of the war was foght at susula, near the border between campania and samnium. Envoys from that city came to marcus corvis with news that the army he had driven off was regrouping and planning to re invade. Corvis ordered his army forward with all haste, leaving behind all non essential personnel and gear,. marching only with his infantry cavalry and what could be carried on their backs. When corvis arrived at sisula, he ordered a camp built. Due to the pausity of men and material the camp turned out to be physically much smaller than the samnites were used to seeing the romans build.
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