Battle of Clastidium
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| Battle of Clastidium | |||||||
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| Part of Roman-Gaulish wars | |||||||
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| Roman Republic | Gauls | ||||||
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| Marcellus | Viridomarus† | ||||||
| Roman-Gaulish Wars |
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| Allia – Arretium – Lake Vadimo – Faesulae – Telamon – Clastidium - Cremona – Mutina |
The Battle of Clastidium was fought in 222 BC between a Roman Republic army led by Marcus Claudius Marcellus and the Gauls led by Viridomarus. The Romans won the battle, and in the process, Marcellus earned the spolia opima by killing Viridomarus in single combat.
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