{"slug": "lucera", "label": "Lucera", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucera", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q51933", "qid": "Q51933", "description": "Italian comune", "entries": 6, "years": 6, "span": [-315, 1254], "span_label": ["316 BCE", "1254 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 5}, {"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "apulia", "label": "Apulia", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "roman-republic", "label": "Roman Republic", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "samnites", "label": "Samnites", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "roman-dictator", "label": "Roman dictator", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "quintus-fabius-maximus-rullianus", "label": "Quintus Fabius Maximus Rullianus", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "franks", "label": "Franks", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "neustria", "label": "Neustria", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "duchy-of-benevento", "label": "Duchy of Benevento", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "taranto", "label": "Taranto", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "southern-italy", "label": "Southern Italy", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "benevento", "label": "Benevento", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "constans-ii", "label": "Constans II", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": -315, "year_label": "316 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "The Romans, with an eye to capturing Apulia, send an army (led by dictator Quintus Fabius Maximus Rullianus) to seize the town of Lucera from the Samnites. They are badly beaten in the Battle of Lautulae and the Samnites go on to reach within 32 kilometres of Rome.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1007737454#Roman_Republic", "title": "316 BC", "revid": 1007737454, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Republic"}}, {"year": -293, "year_label": "294 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Atilius marches to Apulia to relieve Luceria from a Samnite siege but is intercepted by the Samnites near the city, where he is defeated by a smaller army. He then wins an engagement against the Volcentes.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1350129455#Roman_Republic", "title": "294 BC", "revid": 1350129455, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Republic"}}, {"year": 663, "year_label": "663 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Emperor Constans II launches an assault against the Duchy of Benevento (Southern Italy). Taking advantage of the fact that Lombard king Grimoald I is engaged against Frankish forces from Neustria, Constans disembarks at Taranto, and besieges Lucera and Benevento.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367635360#Byzantine_Empire", "title": "663", "revid": 1367635360, "section": "Events › By place › Byzantine Empire"}}, {"year": 866, "year_label": "866 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "An army in Lucera is assembled by orders of Louis II in preparation for an attack on the Emirate of Bari.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1341129580#Italy", "title": "866", "revid": 1341129580, "section": "Events › Italy"}}, {"year": 1246, "year_label": "1246 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Frederick II suppresses a Sicilian revolt and deports the remaining Muslim inhabitants of Lucera (approximate date).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1356775338#Europe", "title": "1246", "revid": 1356775338, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1254, "year_label": "1254 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "November 2", "text": "November 2 – German forces under Manfred start an anti-papal revolt against Innocent IV and seize Lucera in the Tavoliere Plains. He defeats the papal army at Foggia and gains the loyalty of Apulia, on December 2.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1296887805#Europe", "title": "1254", "revid": 1296887805, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}]}