In 125 BCE, the Latin town of Fregellae revolted against Rome demanding Roman citizenship. The Romans reacted by sending the praetorLucius Opimius with an army to suppress the rebellion. A local traitor named Numitorius opened the gates to the Roman army; Opimius razed the town. A year later Fabrateria Nova was founded near the site of the destroyed town.[1]
fregellae, revolt, latin, town, fregellae, revolted, against, rome, demanding, roman, citizenship, romans, reacted, sending, praetor, lucius, opimius, with, army, suppress, rebellion, local, traitor, named, numitorius, opened, gates, roman, army, opimius, raze. In 125 BCE the Latin town of Fregellae revolted against Rome demanding Roman citizenship The Romans reacted by sending the praetor Lucius Opimius with an army to suppress the rebellion A local traitor named Numitorius opened the gates to the Roman army Opimius razed the town A year later Fabrateria Nova was founded near the site of the destroyed town 1 See also editList of Roman civil wars and revoltsReferences edit Conole P 1981 Allied Disaffection and the Revolt of Fregellae1 Antichthon 15 129 140 doi 10 1017 S0066477400004615 ISSN 0066 4774 nbsp This article about the military history of Ancient Rome is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fregellae 27s revolt amp oldid 1211104042, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
