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Aequi

ancient ethnic group of Italic people

11 dated entries naming Aequi, drawn from 11 separate years between 494 BCE and 431 BCE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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5th century BC

  • 494 BCEThe Roman consul Titus Veturius Geminus Cicurinus defeats the Aequi at the request of Rome's Latin allies.source
  • 488 BCEGaius Marcius Coriolanus and Attius Tullius, leading an army of the Volsci, besiege Rome. Coriolanus' mother and wife convince him to break off the siege. In recognition of the service of these women, a temple is erected in Rome dedicated to Fortuna. Subsequently, the Volsci and their allies the Aequi have a falling out, and their armies fight as a result, significantly diminishing the strength of each of them.source
  • 485 BCEThe consul Quintus Fabius Vibulanus defeated the Volsci and Aequi in battle, but incurred the anger of the plebs by lodging the spoils of victory with the publicum.source
  • 484 BCEThe Romans defeat the Volsci and Aequi in battle.source
  • 482 BCEContinuation of hostilities with the Aequi.source
  • 481 BCEThe Aequi lay siege to Ortona but are defeated by the Romans. Tensions between the Roman classes flare during the battle.source
  • 479 BCEOngoing hostilities between Rome and the Aequi. No major battle is fought.source
  • 459 BCEThe Aequi occupied Tusculum. In response to the threat, the Roman Senate decided to send an army to help the allied city, under the command of consul Lucius Cornelius Maluginensis. In addition, the consul Fabius Vibulanus, who was at that point besieging Antium, moved his forces to attack Tusculum. The Tusculans were able to recapture their city. A truce was then arranged with the Aequi.source
  • 458 BCEThe Roman general Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus is summoned by the Roman Senate to defend the city from attack by the approaching Aequi. He is named dictator of Rome for six months. He goes on to defeat the enemy in a single day at the Battle of Mount Algidus and celebrates a triumph in Rome. Sixteen days after the battle, he resigns his dictatorship and returns to his farm.source
  • 446 BCEIn the Battle of Corbione, Titus Quinctius Capitolinus Barbatus leads Roman troops to a victory over the Aequi of north-east Latium and the Volsci of southern Latium.source
  • 431 BCEThe Romans defeat the Aequi and the Volsci at the Battle of Mount Algidus.source

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