Battle of Populonia

Battle in 282 BC

Battle of Populonia

Part of the Roman-Etruscan wars

Date	282 BC
Location	Populonia, Italy
Result	Roman victory

Belligerents

Roman Republic

Etruscans

The Battle of Populonia was fought in 282 BC between the Roman Republic and the Etruscans.^[1] The Etruscans and Gauls were in revolt against Rome.^[2] The Romans were victorious, and the Etruscan threat to Rome sharply diminished after this battle.

Etruscan civilization

History

Origins
Villanovan culture
Padanian Etruria
Founding of Rome
Tyrrhenus
Tyrrhenians
Tarchon
Aulus Vibenna
Caelius Vibenna
Capys
Lucius Tarquinius Priscus
Tanaquil
Servius Tullius
Lucius Tarquinius Superbus
Arruns Tarquinius (son of Tarquin the Proud)
Lars Porsena
Lars Tolumnius
Titus Vestricius Spurinna

Culture and society

Apollo of Veii
Architecture
Art
Chimera of Arezzo
Coins
Corpus Speculorum Etruscorum
Etruscan League
Etruscan names for Greek heroes
Tiburtine Sibyl
Fanum Voltumnae
Haruspex/Extispicy
Jewelry
Lausus
Liver of Piacenza
Mezentius
Monterozzi necropolis
Mythological figures
Persius
Poppilia
Raeti
Religion
Sarcophagus of the Spouses
Tages
Terracotta warriors
Titus Larcius
Tomb of the Roaring Lions
Vegoia
Vulca

Military history

Battle of Alalia (540 BC–535 BC)
Siege of Rome (509 BC)
Siege of Rome (508 BC)
Battle of the Cremera (477 BC)
Battle of Cumae (474 BC)
Battle of Fidenae (437 BC)
Capture of Fidenae (435 BC)
Battle of Veii (c. 396 BC)
Battle of Lake Vadimo (310 BC)
Battle of Populonia (282 BC)
Roman-Etruscan Wars

Language

Archeology

Key sites

Portal

References

^ Salmon, E. T. (January 1935). "Rome's Battles with Etruscans and Gauls in 284-282 B.C." Classical Philology. 30 (1): 23–31. doi:10.1086/361805. ISSN 0009-837X. S2CID 161639309.
^ Brice, Lee L. (2014-04-21). Warfare in the Roman Republic: From the Etruscan Wars to the Battle of Actium: From the Etruscan Wars to the Battle of Actium. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-61069-299-1.