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The Battle of Bovianum in 305 B.C. was the decisive battle of the Second Samnite War when, 22 years into the war, the Roman consuls M. Fulvius and L. Postumius defeated the Samnites. Within a year, all of Rome's enemies had been forced to make peace.
Sources
Encyclopedia of Military History, Dupuy & Dupuy, 1979