Battle of Pedum (358 BC)
The Battle of Pedum was fought in 358 BC, near Pedum between the Roman Republic and a group of Gauls who had entered Latium. The Romans, led by dictator Gaius Sulpicius Peticus and his magister equitum, Marcus Valerius Poplicola, defeated the Gauls at their encampment near Pedum after a prolonged standoff.
| Battle of Pedum | |||||||
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| Part of Roman-Gaulish Wars | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Roman Republic | Gauls | ||||||
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Gaius Sulpicius Peticus Marcus Valerius Poplicola | unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 2 consular armies; about 40,000 | unknown | ||||||
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