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Battle of Lake Vadimo

Battle of Lake Vadimo was a battle fought in 283 BC at Lake Vadimo, in what is now Italy. It was part of the Roman-Etruscan Wars. The recorded result: Roman victory.

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Fought283 BC
WhereLake Vadimo, Italy42.484N, 12.323E
OutcomeRoman victory
BelligerentsRoman RepublicagainstEtruscans,; Gauls
Part ofRoman-Etruscan Wars

Where it sits in the Roman-Etruscan Wars

Battle of Fidenae, 701 BCSiege of Rome, 508 BCBattle of Veii, 480 BCBattle of Veii, 475 BCBattle of Fidenae, 437 BCCapture of Fidenae, 435 BCBattle of Fidenae, 426 BCBattle of Veii, 406 BCBattle of Lake Vadimo, 283 BC701 BC283 BCBattle of Lake Vadimo, 283 BC
9 placed engagements of the Roman-Etruscan Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date283 BC (year precision)
PlaceLake Vadimo, Italy
42.484N, 12.323E
KindBattle, ancient
Commanders
  • Publius Cornelius Dolabella (consul 283 BC)
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Elsewhere in 283 BC

Battle of Lake Vadimo is one of 193 engagements of the 3rd century BC in the atlas and one of 1,038 in present-day Italy.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1482311, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Lake Vadimon (283 BC), revision 1379367473, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.