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The '''Battle of Sentinum''' in 295 B.C. took place during the [[Third Samnite War]] and was fought between [[Roman Republic|Rome]] and a combined army of [[Etruscans]], [[Gauls]], and [[Samnites]]. The Romans, under Fabius Rullinaus and [[Publiu Decius Mus]] (son of the hero of the [[Latin War]]) were hard pressed. Decius, like his father in the [[Battle of Vesusvius]], deliberately sacrificed his life when the battle began to go against Rome; his men rallied to win an overwhelming victory. Due to this battle the Etruscans and Gauls both made peace, although the Samnites would continue fighting for several more years.
==Sources==
Encyclopedia of Military History, Dupuy & Dupuy, 1979
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[[Category: Battles]]
==Sources==
Encyclopedia of Military History, Dupuy & Dupuy, 1979
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sentinum, Battle of}}
[[Category: Battles]]