Marc Petelius Lebon ( lat. Marcus Poetelius Libo ) - Consul of Ancient Rome 314 BC. er
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In 314 BC er Marc Petelius was elected as a consul with Guy Sulpcius Long . Having taken the army under Sora, the consuls disbanded most of the veterans and recruited new recruits. Thanks to defectors, Marc Petelius and Guy Sulpcius took Sora and three cities of avzons . [one]
In the same year, the consuls gave the battle to the Samnites , who approached Cavdius in order to capture Capua . In this battle, Mark Petelius, who commanded the left flank, strengthened the first rows of reserve troops, thanks to which the Romans in the first attack pressed the enemy. The attacking cavalry completed the defeat of the Samnites on this flank. Having achieved a brilliant victory, the consuls moved on to Bovian, who had been under siege all winter, until the troops were handed over to dictator Guy Petelle Libon Wizol . [2]
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- Marc Petelius Lebon (English) . - in Smith 's Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.