Le Forche Caudine
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Le Forche Caudine

Nic Fields, Seán Ó'Brógáin, Daniele Ballarini

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Le Forche Caudine

Nic Fields, Seán Ó'Brógáin, Daniele Ballarini

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Nella sua lunga storia, la Repubblica romana subì molte sconfitte, ma nessuna fu così umiliante come quella delle Forche Caudine nell'estate del 321 a.C. La guerra contro i sanniti – fra i più formidabili nemici della prima Roma – era iniziata nel 326 a.C., e presto si sarebbe trasformata in un lungo e aspro conflitto, oggi noto come Seconda guerra sannitica. Le nascenti potenze italiche si contendevano la supremazia nell'Italia centrale e meridionale, e i loro condottieri stavano pianificando la conquista dell'intera penisola. Spinti dalle ambizioni di Tito Veturio Calvino e Spurio Postumio Albino, le forze romane erano determinate a infliggere un colpo paralizzante ai sanniti, ma i loro eserciti combinati furono invece sorpresi, circondati e costretti alla resa da parte delle forze sannitiche, guidate da Gaio Ponzio. I soldati romani, obbligati a lasciare il campo, passarono sotto il giogo delle lance in un rituale umiliante, peggiore della morte stessa. In questo nuovo studio, frutto di un intenso confronto con le fonti primarie e corredato da opere d'arte e mappe appositamente commissionate, Nic Fields analizza le cause della sconfitta romana alle Forche Caudine e descrive quanto l'umiliazione subita abbia contribuito a spronare i romani verso il loro finale trionfo.

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Publisher
LEG Edizioni
Year
2023
ISBN
9791255211594

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