Having been defeated by a much larger rebel force at Mount Falernus and then besieged, Pompey was in a precarious situation.[1] When he heard more rebels were approaching he launched two sallies.[1] One was to attack the rebels head on while the other, led by Sulpicius, attacked their rear.[1][3] Despite successfully pulling off the manoeuvre the battle didn't turn in the Romans favour, the result remaining up in the air until some Romans managed to set fire to the rebel camp.[1] Seeing their camp burning the rebels lost heart and fled in disorder.[1] During the battle the rebel commander, Lafrenius, was killed.[1]
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^ abcdefghSampson, Gareth C. (2013-09-09). The collapse of Rome : Marius, Sulla and the first Civil War, 91-70 BC. Barnsley, South Yorkshire. ISBN9781473826854. OCLC 893910287.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^Keaveney, Arthur (1983). "Caesars in the Social War". Rheinisches Museum für Philologie. 126 (3/4): 277. ISSN 0035-449X. JSTOR 41233487.
^"Appian • The Civil Wars — Book I". penelope.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
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battle, firmum, fought, between, roman, force, under, gnaeus, pompey, strabo, rebel, force, lafrenius, took, place, during, social, roman, victory, part, social, date90, bclocationcittà, fermo43, 16083, 71583, 16083, 71583resultroman, victorycommanders, leader. The Battle of Firmum was fought between a Roman force under Gnaeus Pompey Strabo and a rebel force led by Lafrenius 1 2 It took place during the Social War and was a Roman victory 1 Battle of FirmumPart of Social War 91 88 BC Date90 BCLocationCitta di Fermo43 09 39 N 13 42 57 E 43 16083 N 13 71583 E 43 16083 13 71583ResultRoman VictoryCommanders and leadersGnaeus Pompeius StraboPublius Sulpicius RufusLafreniusCasualties and lossesUnknown but included Lafrenius Having been defeated by a much larger rebel force at Mount Falernus and then besieged Pompey was in a precarious situation 1 When he heard more rebels were approaching he launched two sallies 1 One was to attack the rebels head on while the other led by Sulpicius attacked their rear 1 3 Despite successfully pulling off the manoeuvre the battle didn t turn in the Romans favour the result remaining up in the air until some Romans managed to set fire to the rebel camp 1 Seeing their camp burning the rebels lost heart and fled in disorder 1 During the battle the rebel commander Lafrenius was killed 1 References edit a b c d e f g h Sampson Gareth C 2013 09 09 The collapse of Rome Marius Sulla and the first Civil War 91 70 BC Barnsley South Yorkshire ISBN 9781473826854 OCLC 893910287 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link Keaveney Arthur 1983 Caesars in the Social War Rheinisches Museum fur Philologie 126 3 4 277 ISSN 0035 449X JSTOR 41233487 Appian The Civil Wars Book I penelope uchicago edu Retrieved 2019 12 03 nbsp This article about a battle or war of Ancient Roman history is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Battle of Firmum amp oldid 1214597796, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
