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Gaius Pontius
Pontius
The Samnite commander at the Caudine Forks (321 BC), son of Herennius Pontius; he trapped and humiliated the Roman army, and was later himself (in some accounts) sent under the yoke.
Reading notes
- The History of Rome, Book 9 §1 Gaius Pontius
The Samnite general who trapped the Roman army at the Caudine Forks; son of the elder Herennius Pontius.