Ch8 Flashcards
Foedus cassianum
Treaty between Rome and latins created mutual defense league later included the hernici in order to divide the Volsci and aequi
Appius herdonius
Seized Rome briefly and failed due to help from tusculans
MT algidus
Roland trapped in valley freed from aequi by Cincinnatus
Volsci
Hill tribe which nearly conquered Rome until Coriolanus was persuaded to back off by Venturi’s his mother and Columbia his wife
Alguidus pass
431 Romans definitively defeat the aequi
Veii
Etruscan city near Rome fought war between 483-480
Cremera
Rome takes heavy losses and Fabiae are almost wiped out 479
Cornelius cossus spoelia optima
In 426 cossus killed tulumnius king of veii dedicated to Jupiter feretrius
Siege of veii
405-396 lead by canmilus ended in a sack
Melpum
Fell to celts in 396
Felsina
Falls to Gauls in 350
Brennus
Sennonian chieftain who attacked Rome
Alia river
Brennus decisively defeats rome
Caere
Roman priests fled here during Brennus’ occupation
End of Brennus
Cammilus comes and saves the city