Caudine Forks

American  

[kaw-dahyn] / ˈkɔ daɪn /

plural noun

1. two mountain passes in S Italy, in the Apennines near Benevento.

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Caudine Forks British  

/ ˈkɔːdaɪn /

plural noun

1. a narrow pass in the Apennines, in S Italy, between Capua and Benevento: scene of the defeat of the Romans by the Samnites (321 _bc )

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Caudine Forks

The poet had passed under the Caudine Forks; he sang for an army visiting the tomb of its old renown, with arms reversed; and sang not of victory, but of death.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 1 (of 25) by Lang, Andrew

Its hero was L. Papirius Cursor, one of the favorite heroes of Roman tradition, and the avenger of the disgrace of the Caudine Forks, the story of which we have next to tell.

From Historic Tales, Volume 11 (of 15) The Romance of Reality by Morris, Charles

Herennius, a Samnite general, who defeated the Romans at the Caudine Forks, and made them pass under the yoke, 321 B.C.

From The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge by Nuttall, P. Austin

Describe the situation of any two of the following places, and state an important historical event connected with each: Caudine Forks; Pharsalia; Pompeii; Cannae.

From Ancient Rome : from the earliest times down to 476 A. D. by Pennell, Robert Franklin

Seldom, since that of the Caudine Forks, did any Army, by ill-luck and ill-guidance, get into such a pinfold,—death or flat surrender seemingly their one alternative.

From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 14 by Carlyle, Thomas