Battle of the Colline Gate

The Battle of the Colline Gate, fought on 1 November 82 BC, was the decisive battle of the civil war between Lucius Cornelius Sulla and the Marians, Samnites and Lucanians. Sulla won the battle on the north-east of Rome, near the Colline Gate, and secured control of Italy. Appian is the only source who provides details about the battle.

Battle of the Colline Gate
Part of Sulla's civil war

Porta Collina
Date1 November 82 BC
Location
Porta Collina, Rome, Italy
Result Sullan victory
Belligerents
Sullans
  • Samnites
  • Lucanians
Commanders and leaders
Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Marcus Licinius Crassus		 Pontius Telesinus
Marcus Lamponius

The next day Sulla ordered the slaughter of the Marian leaders and Samnite prisoners in the Villa Publica. On 3 November, he started the proscription of his enemies.

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