The siege of Corfinium was the first significant military confrontation of Caesar's Civil War. Undertaken in February 49 BC, it saw the forces of Gaius...

Corfinium (Greek: Κορφίνιον) was an ancient city now near modern Corfinio, in the province of L'Aquila (Abruzzo region). During the Social War (91-87...

settlements such as Arretium, Auximum and Asculum. Most significant was the siege of Corfinium where Caesar's bitter enemy Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus was handed...

Italy in 49, he was the only one of the aristocratic party who showed any energy or courage. He threw himself into Corfinium with about thirty cohorts, expecting...

Siege of Gergovia, and while not specifically mentioned in the sources, it is reasonable to assume that Legio XIII was also present for the Battle of...

earning the Civic Crown for his actions at the Siege of Mytilene and later secured the assistance of King Nicomedes's fleet during a diplomatic mission...

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Spinther headed to Corfinium, which was being held by Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, and prepared for a siege. After the Siege of Corfinium, the Pompeians holding...

The Curia of Pompey, sometimes referred to as the Curia Pompeia, was one of several named meeting halls from Republican Rome of historic significance...

Major and Julia the Elder, was the elder sister of Julius Caesar, the Roman dictator. Julia was the first of three children born at Rome to Gaius Julius Caesar...

second of two daughters of Gaius Julius Caesar and Aurelia. She was an elder sister of the dictator Julius Caesar, and the maternal grandmother of Rome's...

BC – July 31, 54 BC) was the mother of the Roman general and statesman Julius Caesar. Aurelia was a daughter of Rutilia and Lucius Aurelius Cotta or...

Julius Sp. f. Vop. n. Iullus, consular tribune in 403 BC, continued the siege against Veii. Lucius Julius L. f. Vop. n. Iullus, consular tribune in 401...

the daughter of Julius Caesar and his first or second wife Cornelia, and his only child from his marriages. Julia became the fourth wife of Pompey the Great...

dictator in perpetuum, was the office held by Julius Caesar just before the end of his life. He was granted the title between 26 January and 15 February during...

The Life of Caesar (original Greek title: Καίσαρ; translated into Latin as Vita Iulii Caesaris) is a biography of Julius Caesar written in Ancient Greek...

enemy of the people. Caesar seized numerous cities, towns and settlements such as Arretium, Auximum, Asculum and most significantly Corfinium as he moved...

allowed the Romans a free hand in the siege of Asculum and freedom to attack into southern theatre from the north. Corfinium was also taken, forcing the Italians...

Battle of Campania – 71 BC – Third Servile War (Servile Wars) Battle of the Silarius River – 71 BC – Third Servile War (Servile Wars) Siege of Corfinium –...

leader Lucius Domitius, was cut off and captured in a hopeless defence of Corfinium, and his 13,000 men incorporated into Caesar's army. Led by Asinius Pollio...

The Temple of Venus Genetrix (Latin: Templum Veneris Genetricis) is a ruined temple in the Forum of Caesar, Rome, dedicated to the Roman goddess Venus...

successive fall of Corfinium (modern Corfinio) and Bovianum, the headquarters of the Italic League. At this time it was evidently a place of importance and...

army that had surrendered and switched sides to him at Corfinium) to Africa under the command of Gaius Scribonius Curio to deal with the Pompeian forces...

The Battle of Philippi was the final battle in the Liberators' civil war between the forces of Mark Antony and Octavian (of the Second Triumvirate) and...

short week-long siege. Among the surrendered were some fifty senators and equestrians, all of whom Caesar allowed to go free. When Corfinium's local magistrates...

supporter of his brother-in-law, Gaius Marius, and the father of Roman statesman Julius Caesar. Caesar was married to Aurelia, a member of the Aurelii...

reached Corfinium, Curio brought twenty-two cohorts of recruits to assist in the siege. After Pompey's flight to Greece with about a third of the senate...

The Forum of Caesar, also known by the Latin Forum Iulium or Forum Julium, Forum Caesaris, was a forum built by Julius Caesar near the Forum Romanum in...

chiefly of silver coins of the weight of the contemporary Roman denarius, and they are thought to have been issued from the mints of Corfinium and Aesernia...

arrival of Christianity. Evidence from archeological sites shows that many cities in Abruzzo date back to ancient times. Corfinio was known as Corfinium when...