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| Battle of Cantenna | |||||
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| Part of the Third Servile War | |||||
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| Roman Republic | Army of escaped slaves | ||||
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Marcus Licinius Crassus Quintus Marcius Rufus Lucius Pomptinus |
Gannicus † Castus † | ||||
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2 Legions 6000 Legionaries | Unknown | ||||
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.[citation needed]
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