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Line 1: {{Short description\|Samnite leader of the Varriani (died 295 BC)}} '''Gellius Egnatius''' was the leader of the [[Samnites]] during the [[Third Samnite War]], which broke out in [[298 BC]]. By the end of the second campaign the Samnites appeared completely defeated, however in the following year Gallius Egnatius marched into [[Etruria]], and roused the Etruscans to a close co-operation against Rome. This had the effect of withdrawing Roman troops from [[Samnium]] for a period of time; but the forces of the confederates were defeated by the combined armies of consuls [[Lucius Volumnius Flamma Violens]] and [[Appius Claudius Caecus]]. ▼ {{more references\|date=March 2024}} ▲'''Gellius Egnatius''' (died 295 BC) was the leader of the Varriani, a leading clan of the [[Samnites]] during the [[Third Samnite War]], which broke out in [[298 BC]]. By the end of the second campaign the Samnites appeared completely defeated, however in the following year ~~Gallius~~Gellius Egnatius marched into [[Etruria]], and roused the [[Etruscan civilization\|Etruscans]] to a close co-operation against Rome. This had the effect of withdrawing Roman troops from [[Samnium]] for a period of time; but the forces of the confederates were defeated by the combined armies of consuls [[Lucius Volumnius Flamma Violens]] and [[Appius Claudius Caecus]]. In the fourth campaign in [[295 BC]] Egnatius induced the [[Gauls]] and the [[Umbrians]] to join the confederacy; but due to the withdrawal of the Etruscans and the Umbrians, the Gauls and the Samnites fell back beyond the [[Apennines]], and were met by the Romans near the town of [[Sentinum]]. [[Battle of Sentinum\|A decisive battle]],<ref>Durant, 1954, p.37.</ref> ~~siganlized~~marked by the heroic devotion of [[Publius Decius Mus (312 BC)\|P. Decius Mus]], ensured that the Samnites were defeated and their leader Egnatius was slain. ==Citations== {{Italy-hist-stub}}▼ {{reflist}} ==References== * [[Will Durant\|Durant, Will]]. ''Caesar and Christ''. The Story of Civilization III. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1954. {{ISBN\|978-0-671-11500-5}}. {{DEFAULTSORT:Egnatius, Gellius}} [[Category:295 BC deaths]] [[Category:~~Ancient~~3rd-century ~~Rome~~BC people]] [[Category:~~Killed~~Samnite ~~in action~~people]] [[Category:Military personnel killed in action]] [[Category:Gellii]] [[Category:Year of birth unknown]] ▲{{~~Italy~~Europe-~~hist~~mil-bio-stub}}