Battle of Camerinum

The Battle of Camerinum in 298 BC took place during the Third Samnite War. In the battle, the Samnites defeated a Roman legion under the command of the propraetor Lucius Cornelius Scipio Barbatus.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Date298 BC

Location

Camerinum (modern Camerino), Italy

43°08′25″N 13°04′08″E

Result Samnite victory

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Battle of Camerinum
Part of the Third Samnite War
Date 298 BC Location Camerinum (modern Camerino), Italy 43°08′25″N 13°04′08″E Result Samnite victory
Belligerents
Roman Republic	Samnium
Commanders and leaders
Lucius Cornelius Scipio Barbatus	Gellius Egnatius
Strength
One legion	Unknown
Location within Italy

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