Roman-Volscian wars
8 dated entries naming Roman-Volscian wars, drawn from 8 separate years between 495 BCE and 483 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.
5th century BC
- 495 BCEThe Volsci launch an invasion against Rome, but are defeated, and in retaliation Rome plunders Suessa Pometia.source
- 494 BCEThe Roman consul Aulus Verginius Tricostus Caeliomontanus defeats the Volsci, and a Roman colony is planted at Velitrae.source
- 493 BCEThe Roman army, led by Postumus Cominius Auruncus defeats the Volsci and the Romans capture the towns of Longula, Pollusca and Corioli. Gaius Marcius distinguishes himself in the battle for Corioli, and earns the cognomen Coriolanus.source
- 492 BCEWar with the Volsci is averted because a pestilence affects the Volsci. Rome sends additional colonists to Velitrae and establishes a new colony in Norba.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
- 487 BCEWars are fought between Rome and each of the Volsci and the Hernici. Rome prevails in both disputes.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
- 483 BCEOngoing hostilities with the Volsci.source
Named in the same entries
- Volsci (6)
- Roman Republic (3)
- Aequi (2)