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Battle of Mount Gaurus

Battle of Mount Gaurus was a battle fought in 342 BC at Mount Barbaro, in what is now Italy. It was part of First War of the Samnites, which ran from 343 BC to 341 BC. The recorded result: Roman victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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Pozzuoli and the Campi Flegrei with names. Photo taken from the ISS.
Pozzuoli and the Campi Flegrei with names. Photo taken from the ISS.. NASA, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought342 BC
WhereMount Barbaro, Italy40.849N, 14.054E
OutcomeRoman victory
BelligerentsRoman RepublicagainstSamnium
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown
Part ofFirst War of the SamnitesBattles of the first Samnite War

Where it sits in First War of the Samnites

Battle of Suessula, 343 BCBattle of Mount Gaurus, 342 BCBattle of Saticula, 342 BC343 BC342 BCBattle of Mount Gaurus, 342 BC
3 placed engagements of First War of the Samnites in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date342 BC (year precision)
PlaceMount Barbaro, Italy
40.849N, 14.054E
KindBattle, ancient
StrengthUnknownUnknown
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
  • Marcus Valerius Corvus
Battle of Mount GaurusBattle of Mount GaurusBattle of CumaeSiege of CumaeBattle of CumaeBattle of the Procida CanalSiege of NaplesBattle of the Procida CanalFoggiaBeneventoCasertaVatican CityPotenzaCampobasso100 km40.849N, 14.054E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 4 times between 474 BC and AD 552.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 342 BC

Battle of Mount Gaurus is one of 143 engagements of the 4th century BC in the atlas and one of 1,038 in present-day Italy.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q511578, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Mount Gaurus, revision 1378105543, 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.