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

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

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

This was called the disaster of the Caudine Forks, from the pass where the Romans were caught.

From Introductory American History by Bourne, Henry Eldridge

The Romans never saw but one Caudine Forks in their whole history.

From Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution with a Memoir of Mrs. Adams by Adams, Abigail

"The Caudine Forks;" "Scene of Pirna over again, in reverse form;" "Is not your King at last over with it?" said and sang multifariously the Gazetteers.

From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 19 by Carlyle, Thomas