Battle Of Teleamon Essay

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The Battle of Telamon is a battle that occurred in 225 bc. The battle was settled in the town of Tuscany, Italy, which was near the town Telamon. The battle was fought between the Roman Republic and an alliance of Gauls. The Gauls observed the Romans and noticed that the rest of Italy was under Roman power and that they would head in their direction next. Rather than waiting for the Romans to invade their territory, the Gauls formed a large army and headed towards Rome. “Rome had an abundant amount of armies. They had an army of 50,000 Etruscan and Sabine militia, and they were placed under one Praetor, the purpose of that was to guard the frontier of Etruria in the Northwest. Another army of 20,000 Umbrian and Sarsinate levieswere stationed in Picenum and sent northeast. The fifth army, with 25,000 troops, were composed of the two urban legions and allies and posted as a reserve in Rome. There was also a group of single legions serving as garrisons in Sicily and Tarentum. “(“Fournie, DAN”). “Gaul was an ancient region of Western Europe corresponding to Northern Italy, France, Belgium, part of Germany, and the …show more content…

They seized control of all ends of the hill and even had a small group guard their booty on another hill to help protect it. At first the Celts seemed to be successful and fearless towards the Romans. “The Boii formed the main battle line facing north, with the Tauricsi behind and in support. The southern facing line was composed of the vicious Gaesatae, who elected to fight the battle in the nude, which apparently helped reduce the risk of wounds becoming infected.” (“Fournie, DAN”). Aemilius Papus sent out his cavalry to join the battle towards the hill that their opponent was on. “Tatilius Regulus attacked the Celtic horsemen with a 2,500 Roman cavalry and 3,500 velites. Aemilius Papus’s army joined in with an additional 4,000 horse and 3,500 velites. “(“Fournie,

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