"The Sea Battle of Cumae- 474BC" Topic
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Tango01 | 04 Feb 2015 9:17 p.m. PST |
"After the Etruscan defeat in the land battle of Cumae (524 BC), the Cumaeans and the Etruscans (or Tyrrhenians or Tyrsenians) did not come into heavy fighting until 505 BC. That year, the Latins of the small city-state Aricia called for help the Cumaeans against the Etruscans. In 505 BC the Aricians, the Romans and the other Latins revolted against the Etruscan rule, gaining their independence, but the Tyrrhenians had returned under the leadership of Larth Porsena, the powerful warlord of the city-state Clusium (Etruscan Clevsin). Porsena was sent by the Etruscan Confederacy (‘Dodekapolis') and managed to recapture rebellious Rome. Then he returned to Clusium to deal with other enemies of the Tyrrhenians, leaving Larth Aruns, his son, to reconquer the other cities of Latium. The Aricians called the Cumaeans for help, who acceded to their request in order to accomplish a preventative blow to their Tyrrhenian enemies. The aristocratic rulers of Cumae dispatched a military expedition to Aricia under Aristodemos, a veteran hero of the battle of Cumae. The Cumaeans knew that sooner or later the Etruscans would again march against them. The Greek ships sailed to the Latin coast and landed in the territory of the Laurentes, the people of the city-state Lavinium. The Greek military force disembarked and marched to Aricia. The city was under siege by the Etruscans under Aruns. The Cumaeans joined forces with the Aricians and other Latins and confronted the Tyrrhenians in a hoplite battle (the main battle troops of the Etruscans, Greeks and Latins of this period were their Greek-style hoplite phalanxes). The Cumaeans won the day when Aristodemos managed to kill Aruns in a duel (505 BC). The rule of the Tyrrhenians in Latium and the territory of the Aurunci (Ausones in ancient Greek) collapsed permantently and they lost territorial contact with their colonies in Campania. Aristodemos returned triumphant to Cumae, where with the help of the common people, overthrew the rule of the nobles and became tyrant of the city. For the seizure of power, he used numerous Etruscan captives brought from Latium, which he had armed and then incorporated into his new army. The Tyrrhenian and Greek warriors of Aristodemos' personal guard became a key holder for his rule. The Cumaean aristocrats that Aristodemus did not manage to kill, fled to the neighboring large city-state Capua, the great Etruscan rival of Greek Cumae. Capua was a Tyrrhenian colony in Campania (called Campeva in Etruscan)…" Full article here link Amicalement Armand |
Charlie 12 | 05 Feb 2015 8:35 p.m. PST |
I can see Galleys, but Age of Sail??? Not so much…. |
Volunteer | 08 Feb 2015 10:43 a.m. PST |
These 4 articles were very interesting Armand. Niether Polybias or Livy talked about any of this that I recall. |
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