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Battle of the Colline Gate

Battle of the Colline Gate was a battle fought on 1 November 82 BC at Ancient Rome, in what is now Italy. It was part of the list of Roman civil wars and revolts, which ran from 509 BC to AD 476. The recorded result: Sullan victory.

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Battle of the Colline Gate
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Fought1 November 82 BC
WhereAncient Rome, Italy41.907N, 12.499E
OutcomeSullan victory
BelligerentsSullansagainstSamnites; Lucanians
Part oflist of Roman civil wars and revolts509 BC to AD 476

Where it sits in the list of Roman civil wars and revolts

Battle of the Colline Gate, 82 BCBattle of Pistoria, 62 BCBattle of Forum Gallorum, 43 BCBattle of Locus Castrorum, AD 69Siege of Piacenza, AD 69Battle of Forum Julii, AD 69Battles of Bedriacum, AD 69First Battle of Bedriacum, AD 69Second Battle of Bedriacum, AD 69Battle of Rome, AD 69Siege of Byzantium, AD 193Battle of Issus, AD 194Battle of Lugdunum, AD 197Battle of Interamna Nahars, AD 25382 BCAD 253Battle of the Colline Gate, 82 BC
14 placed engagements of the list of Roman civil wars and revolts in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1 November 82 BC
PlaceAncient Rome, Italy
41.907N, 12.499E
KindBattle, ancient
Casualties and lossesabout 50,000 dead
Commanders
  • Sulla
  • Marcus Licinius Crassus
  • Pontius Telesinus
  • Lamponia gens
Battle of the Colline GateBattle of the Colline GateSiege of RomeSiege of the Capitoline HillSack of RomeSiege of RomeSiege of RomeNaplesPescaraPerugiaL'AquilaCivitavecchiaCasertaCampobasso100 km41.907N, 12.499E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 16 times between 476 BC and 1943.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 82 BC

Battle of the Colline Gate is one of 159 engagements of the 1st century BC in the atlas and one of 942 in present-day Italy.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1230563, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of the Colline Gate, revision 1370598858, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.