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  Mus - LoveToKnow 1911
The left wing under Decius became disordered, whereupon, repeating after the chief pontiff the solemn formula of self-devotion he dashed into the ranks of the Latins, and met his death (Livy viii.
(2) His son, also called Publius, consul for the fourth time in 295, followed the example of his father at the battle of Sentinum, when the left wing which he commanded was shaken by the Gauls (Livy x.
The story of the elder Decius is regarded by Mommsen as an unhistorical "doublette" of what is related on better authority of the son.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Mus   (201 words)

  
 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Battle of Sentinum
The Battle of Sentinum was the final battle of the Third Samnite War, fought in 295 BC near Sentinum (next to Sassoferrato, Marche), in which the Romans were able to overcome a formidable coalition of Samnites, Etruscans, Umbrians, and their Gallic allies.
The result was a Roman victory and Rome went on to unify Central Italy.
The two armies, of the same strenght, arrived at the Plain of Sentinum but waited for two days to battle each other.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Battle-of-Sentinum   (666 words)

  
  Sentinum - Wikinfo
Sentinum was an ancient town of Umbria, Italy, lying to the S. of the modern town of Sassoferrato, in the low ground.
The foundations of the city walls are preserved, and a road and remains of houses have been discovered, including several mosaic pavements (T. Buccolini in Notizie degli scavi, 1890, 346) and inscriptions of the latter half of the 3rd century A.D., including three important tabulae patronatus.
In the neighborhood, the battle of Sentinum took place, in which the Romans defeated the combined forces of the Samnites and Gauls in 295 BC.
www.wikinfo.org /index.php/Sentinum   (247 words)

  
 Battle of Sentinum - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Battle of Sentinum was the final battle of the Third Samnite War.
In 295 BC, the Romans were able to overcome a formidable coalition of Samnites, Etruscans, and their Gallic allies.
The armies arrived at the Plain of Sentinum but waited for two days to battle each other.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Battle_of_Sentinum   (159 words)

  
 tScholars.com | Battle of Sentinum   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Battle of Sentinum was the decisive battle of the Third Samnite War, fought in 295 BC near Sentinum (next to Sassoferrato, Marche), in which the Romans were able to overcome a formidable coalition of Samnites, Etruscans, Umbrians, and their Gallic allies.
The result was a Roman victory and Rome went on to unify Central Italy.
Their opponents were Samnites and Gauls, since the Etruscans and the Umbrians had returned to their territories to defend them from another small Roman army.
www.tscholars.com /encyclopedia/Battle_of_Sentinum   (266 words)

  
 Ancient Roman Empire Forums - UNRV History
The purpose of these numbers would be to see if Rome could've staged one of their trademark comebacks after a defeat at Sentinum (which they actually won in 295) or Apulonia (which they actually won in 293).
As for a hypothetical defeats at Sentinum (295BC), it was a decisive battle for Rome.
After Sentinum the Romans convinced the Gauls to retire and from there it was all downhill.
www.unrv.com /forum/index.php?act=Print&client=printer&f=14&t=1633   (964 words)

  
 Sentinum - LoveToKnow 1911
SENTINUM, an ancient town of Umbria, Italy, lying to the S. of the modern town of Sassoferrato, in the low ground.
The foundations of the city walls are preserved, and a road and remains of houses have been discovered, including several mosaic pavements (T. Buccolini in Notizie degli scavi, 1890, 346) and inscriptions of the latter half of the 3rd century A.D., including three important tabulae patronatus.
This page was last modified 05:57, 29 Aug 2006.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Sentinum   (148 words)

  
 The Baldwin Project: The Story of Rome by Mary Macgregor
Fabius, whose courage had been tested in many a difficult position, was therefore appointed Consul for the fifth time, and sent with his colleague Decius to the war.
The leader of the Samnites, Egnatius, was at Sentinum in Umbria.
The Gauls too were utterly crushed, and the glory of the battle of Sentinum belonged to Rome.
www.mainlesson.com /display.php?author=macgregor&book=rome&story=sentinum   (791 words)

  
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Positivi i dati emersi dalla quarta campagna di scavi effettuata nella’area archeologica di Sentinum, nel Comune di Sassoferrato (AN).
Terzo dato positivo, la formulazione di una suggestiva ipotesi che, alla luce di recenti studi, riconsidera e rivaluta il valore di alcune sculture rinvenute in passato a Sentinum, che sono in dotazione al Museo Archeologico della città.
Secondo la dottoressa Silvestrini notevoli sono stati i risultati conseguiti per la valorizzazione di Sentinum e molto del percorso è stato fatto, a cominciare dalla imminente riapertura del Museo archeologico, caratterizzato da allestimenti originali e interessanti, da bellissimi materiali e da nuove acquisizioni, compresa una piccola sezione dedicata alla preistoria.
www.cultura.marche.it /CMDirector.aspx?id=2955   (950 words)

  
 Sentinum   (Site not responding. Last check: )
I 295 førte Quintas Fabius Maximus fem legioner over Apenninerne til byen Sentinum (Sassoferrato), omkring 55 km inde i lande fra Adriaterhavet.
Den romerske triumf ved Sentinum viste sig afgørende.
Af den oprindelige koalition stod kun gallerne og etruskerne i vejen for totalt romerske overherredømme i det centrale Italien.
www.futura-dtp.dk /SLAG/SlagS/Sentinum.htm   (143 words)

  
 Sentinum
In questa battaglia morì il console Decio Mure, che si votò agli Dei.
Sentinum fu data alle fiamme dalle forze di Ottaviano durante la guerra dei Triunviri nel 41 a.C. Fu ricostruita in forma migliore per volere dello stesso Cesare Augusto e vi posero residenza molti dei suoi veterani che avevano ricevuto in dono le migliori terre dell'agro sentinate.
Sin dall'alto medioevo le rovine della città romana di Sentinum furono utilizzate nella costruzione di Sassoferrato e delle zone limitrofe, un tipico esempio è l'abbazia di Santa Croce del sec.
spazioinwind.libero.it /popoli_antichi/altro/Sentinum.html   (236 words)

  
 Marche Voyager - Guide to Sassoferrato
Follow the museum signs to wind up to the top, park and stroll through the hushed cobbled streets, past a fine Gothic Franciscan church to arrive at intimate Piazza Matteotti with its elegant arcades.
The palace with the double ramp staircase, Palazzo dei Priori, houses the best finds from Roman city of Sentinum which lay just to the south of the present town (ask at the nearby biblioteca comunale to see the Museo Archeologico; closed Sun).
The scavi archeologici (ruins of Sentinum) just south of town are strictly for the expert and difficult to find - blink as you drive past and you'll miss them.
www.le-marche.com /Marche/html/sassofer.htm   (182 words)

  
 VISITA AL SITO ARCHEOLOGICO DI SENTINUM   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Dopo la battaglia del Sentinum (295 a.C.) contro i Celti e i Piceni, i Romani iniziarono pian piano a costruire strade, ponti, acquedotti e città nel nostro territorio.
Una di queste città fu Sentinum, nei pressi di Sassoferrato, a 18 chilometri da Arcevia, il nostro paese.
A Sentinum, nei pressi di Sassoferrato, (AN) abbiamo visto le terme romane.
www.cadnet.marche.it /nostrolibro/classe4/storia4/romani/sentinum/visitasentinum.htm   (95 words)

  
 Sentinum di Sassoferrato
Oggi i ruderi della città romana di Sentinum affiorano nel Parco archeologico situato a sud di Sassoferrato nella località di S. Lucia.
L’insediamento di Sentinum probabilmente fu fondato circa 600 anni prima di Cristo dal popolo Umbro in una località ancora non identificata.
A ciò si deve probabilmente l'evoluzione della Sentinum Romana.
www.guanciarossa.it /leviedellafede/sentinum.htm   (225 words)

  
 Battle of Sentinum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The result was a Roman victory and Rome went on to unify Central Italy.
Their opponents were Samnites and Gauls, since the Etruscans and the Umbrians had returned to their territories to defend them from another small Roman army.
The two armies, of the same strength, arrived at the Plain of Sentinum but waited for two days to battle each other.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Sentinum   (256 words)

  
 Sassoferrato   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Marked by the medieval age, it lies on the top of a hill, dominated by the ruins of the fortress Rocca Albornoziana (1365).
It was founded from the Roman Sentinum (erected near the Borgo).
The castle, dating back to the XI century was propriety first of the family Este and then of Malatesta.
www.agrituristi.it /sasso.htm   (203 words)

  
 GMT GAMES: Project 500
After suffering a sharp reverse at Lautulae, 315, the Romans recovered and dealt a counterstroke at Tifernum, 297 in two battles representative of the many fierce fights between these implacable foes.
The political genius of the Samnite general Gellius Aegnatius welded former foes Samnium, Etruria, Umbria and the Gauls into a grand coalition that nearly broke the power of Republican Rome at Sentinum, 295.
SENTINUM, 295.The Romans under the Consuls Quintus Fabius Rullianus & Publius Decius Mus versus The Samnites and Senones Gauls under Gellius Aegnatius
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 ita_060906   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Sassoferrato – È partita da qualche giorno la quinta campagna di scavi a Sassoferrato, al sito archeologico dell'antica città di Sentinum, ritenuto tra i più importanti delle Marche.
Ricognizioni condotte con l'ausilio di strumenti sofisticati e non invasivi, che hanno permesso di completare la mappatura del 95% del contesto urbano di Sentinum.
L'area oggetto degli scavi è situata in località Civita, lungo il versante ovest della linea ferroviaria e sul versante est all'incrocio delle due principali strade, il cardine massimo e il decumano massimo, nel tentativo di ricomporre le due metà della città romana.
www.laportadeltempo.com /Italia/ita_060906.htm   (195 words)

  
 Publius Decius Mus - Encyclopedia.com
Near Mt. Vesuvius he "devoted" himself to the gods and then deliberately exposed himself to death (340 BC) in the belief that the enemy would thereby be destroyed by the gods.
His son, when consul for the fourth time (295 BC), similarly sought death in the battle at Sentinum against the Gauls, Samnites, and Etruscans.
His grandson, in the war with Pyrrhus, followed their example at Asculum (279 BC), according to Cicero's Tusculan Disputations.
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-DeciusMu.html   (156 words)

  
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Sassoferrato lies nearby the ancient Umbrian-Roman town Sentinum.
Important remnants, city wall, paved roads, mosaic flooring, granite columns and many other finds can be admired not only in the local archeological Museum., but also in the archeological Museums of Ancona and of Munich in Bavaria.
web.tiscali.it /studiumanistici/indexen.html   (497 words)

  
 Livius Picture Archive: the battle of Sentinum (295 BCE)
Livius Picture Archive: the battle of Sentinum (295 BCE)
From now on, it was no longer in doubt that Rome would one day unify Italy.
This photo has nothing to do with the battlefield: it is shows a detail from a mosaic that was excavated in a villa near Sassoferrato (the modern name of Sentinum).
www.livius.org /a/battlefields/sentinum/sentinum.html   (202 words)

  
 Translation- The Battle of Sentinum
The Roman consuls are informed of the enemy's tactical plan by deserters and the forces of the two propraetores advance on Clusium.
The news arrives to Sentinum (or Sassoferrato in the Marche regione).
The Etruscans and the Umbrians abandon the region in order to defend their territories.
www.mysteriousetruscans.com /posts/TT29MM2.html   (721 words)

  
 progresso
L’appuntamento è in località S.Lucia di Sassoferrato.Coloro che desiderano raggiungere il sito in comitiva,devono trovarsi con propri mezzi (o senza) in Piazzale Matteotti alle ore 9.45.
Anche il Comune di Sassoferrato, con il suo Parco Archeologico di Sentinum, ha aderito all’iniziativa che vede coinvolte venti strutture archeologiche marchigiane.
L’area di Sentinum resterà pertanto aperta al pubblico, con ingresso gratuito, domenica 20 marzo dalle ore 10,00 alle ore 12,30 e dalle ore 15,00 alle ore 17,30.
www.ilprogresso.org /news122.htm   (299 words)

  
 Decius Mus Publius: Free Encyclopedia Articles at Questia.com Online Library
Near Mt. Vesuvius he U+0022devotedU+0022 himself to the gods and then deliberately exposed himself to death (340 b.c.) in the belief that the enemy would thereby be destroyed by the gods.
His son, when consul for the fourth time (295 b.c.), similarly sought death in the battle at Sentinum against the Gauls, Samnites, and Etruscans.
...Etruscans and their allies in 295 B.C. near the town of Sentinum - tradition has it that one of the Roman consuls, Publius Decius Mus, offered himself up as a ritual human sacrifice to the gods of the underworld and of the earth for their efforts...
www.questia.com /library/encyclopedia/decius-mus-publius.jsp?l=D&p=2   (593 words)

  
 info: Battle_of_Sentinum   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Translation - The Battle of TalamoneWhile the Battle of Sentinum, with only minor losses to the Gauls, assured the supremacy of Rome in peninsular Italy, the battle of Telamon virtually earned them the dominion of...
The Baldwin Project: The Story of Rome by Mary MacgregorThe Battle of Sentinum from The Story of Rome by Mary Macgregor...
French Military VictoriesDEFEAT: Battle of Sentinum - 295 B.C. The Gauls and Samniums under Egnatius are defeated by Decius Mus and Fabius Maximus Rullianus of the Roman Republic.
www.napoli-pizza.net /Battle_of_Sentinum.html   (627 words)

  
 Not So Innocent Abroad
Here's an example, before we get to character or plot: "He lectures Nick about everything from the weeping Heraclitus to the latest scandals in the Craxi government.
About ancient and modern heroes: the bloody last stand of the Italic League rebels against the war machine of Sulla's legions at Sentinum; Di Pietro nowadays, battering at the tawdry gilt fortress constructed by the villains of Tangentopoli.
There is a plot, though, and it turns out to be as ancient as those Seven Hills of Rome.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/29/AR2006062901954_pf.html   (786 words)

  
 Outlines of Roman History, Chapter 11
The Roman forces moved into Etruria under the consuls Q. Fabius Rullianus and Decius Mus, the son of the hero who sacrificed himself in the battle at Mt. Vesuvius.
The hostile armies were soon scattered, and the Samnites and Gauls retreated across the Apennines to Sentinum (map, p.
Battle of Sentinum (B.C..—Upon the famous field of Sentinum was decided the fate of Italy.
www.forumromanum.org /history/morey11.html   (1599 words)

  
 Virtual Rome | West | Italia | Samnium
The Second (326-304), despite a lull after a massive victory by the Samnites at the Caudine Forks (321), finally eliminated them altogether from southern Campania, Lucania, and Apulia.
The Third War (298-290), despite a Samnite alliance with Gauls and Umbrians, was virtually won in 295 by the Romans' success at Sentinum (near Sassoferrato); this engagement decided the fate of all peninsular Italy.
Nevertheless the Samnites were able to offer some help to the invasionso f King Pyrrhus of Epirus (280-275) and Hannibal (in the Second Punic War (218-201), and played a prominent part in the Italian rebellion known as the Social War (91-87).
www.magellannarfe.com /virtualrome/west/italia/samnium   (331 words)

  
 Sentinum   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Presso la porta meridionale della città romana di Sentinum, vicino l’ex chiesa di S. Lucia, si trovano i resti monumentali di un grande edificio di età romana imperiale.
Le strutture emerse sono state oggetto di un restauro conservativo in vista dell’avvio del Parco Archeologico di Sentinum.
L’edificio, esteso per circa 7000 m2 di cui 3000 occupati dalle strutture termali, doveva essere una grande terma pubblica extraurbana, nata forse come luogo di accoglienza per i viaggiatori.
www.archeomarche.it /scah.htm   (209 words)

  
 History of the Hellenistic and Roman World
At the end of the war, the majority of the Samnite communities had been incorporated into the Roman state.
The Third Samnite War (298 - 290 BCE) was fought between the Romans on the one side, and a coalition consisting of Etruscans, Gauls, and Umbrians led by the Samnites.
The Romans were able to exploit their central position between the allies, however, and Roman victories at the Battle of Sentinum (295 BCE) and Aquilonia (293 BCE) shattered the coalition and broke Samnite power decisively.
www.fenrir.dk /history/index.php?title=Samnite_War,_Third&diff=1523&oldid=1501   (285 words)

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