Battle of Cantenna
The Battle of Cantenna was one of the last battles of the Third Servile War, and took place in Lucania in 71 BC.[1][2]
Gannicus and Castus, the leaders of the rebellious force, were killed in battle by Roman soldiers under the command of Marcus Licinius Crassus. Crassus deployed two of his commanders: Quintus Marcius Rufus and Lucius Pomptinus and a portion of his legions to fight the rebels.
References
- ↑ Strauss, Barry, The Spartacus War, 2009, pp. 163-166.
- ↑ Frontinus, Strategems, quoted in Shaw, Brent D., Spartacus and the Slave Wars, 2001, pp. 157-158.