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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Example Sentences

At the Allia nearly the whole army fled; at the Caudine Forks the troops delivered up their arms to the enemy, without even making an effort; not to mention other disgraceful defeats of our armies.

From The History of Rome, Books 09 to 26 by Livius, Titus

Give a brief account of the battle of the Caudine Forks, and of the treaty made there.

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

Defeat of the Romans at the Caudine Forks by C. Pontius 68 Ignominious treaty rejected by the Romans 58 314-304.

From A Smaller History of Rome by Smith, William, Sir

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

They were now to endure it themselves, and the affair, under the name of the Caudine Forks, has become famous in history.

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