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The siege of Brundisium was an early military confrontation of Caesar's Civil War. Taking place in March 49 BC, it saw the forces of Gaius Julius Caesar 's Populares besiege the Italian city of Brundisium on the coast of the Adriatic Sea which was held by a force of Optimates under the command of Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus .
Brindisi Cathedral. Brindisi (US: / ˈ b r ɪ n d ɪ z i, ˈ b r iː n-/ BRIN-diz-ee, BREEN-; [3] [4] Italian: ⓘ) [note 1] is a city in the region of Apulia in southern Italy, the capital of the province of Brindisi, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea.
244 BCE – Brundisium becomes a Roman colony. [2] 190 BCE – Appian Way (Rome-Brundisium) built (approximate date). 49 BCE – The Siege of Brundisium occurs during Caesar's civil war. Caesar fails to prevent Pompey from crossing the Adriatic Sea. [1] 40 BCE - The Treaty of Brundisium is signed after skirmishes between troops of Octavian and ...
Tarentum fell to the Romans that same year, who proceeded to consolidate their rule over all of Italy. [13] The Romans pushed the Via Appia to the port of Brundisium in 264 BC. The itinerary from Beneventum was now Aeculanum, Forum Aemilii , Venusia, Silvium, Tarentum, Uria and Brundisium. The Roman Republic was the government of Italy, for the ...
In the spring of 37 BC, Antony sailed for Italy with 300 ships. Denied entrance at Brundisium (the townsfolk suspected an invasion), he docked at Tarentum instead. Octavian travelled there to meet him. Negotiations dragged on until late July or early August. Antony apparently had to be persuaded by his wife Octavia to support Octavian against ...
Via Appia (white) and Via Traiana (red). The Via Traiana was an ancient Roman road.It was built by the emperor Trajan as an extension of the Via Appia from Beneventum, reaching Brundisium (Brindisi) by a shorter route (i.e. via Canusium, Butuntum and Barium rather than via Tarentum).
On the edge of an ancient city in Italy sat some long-forgotten ruins. The structure was once a sacred site and had been worn down by thousands of years of neglect — but it still hid a secret.
Since ancient times, the Strait of Otranto was of vital strategic importance. The Romans used it to transport their troops eastwards. The legions marched to Brundisium (now Brindisi), had only a one-day sea voyage to modern Albania territory and then could move eastwards following the Via Egnatia.