Titus Lafrenius
Titus Afranius, Afrenius, or Lafrenius, who was not a Roman, was one of the leaders of the Italia (Roman province), Italian confederates in the Social War (91–88 BC), Social war in 90 BC. At Mount Falerinus he united with Judacilius and Publius Ventidius Bassus and Battle of Mount Falernus, defeated the legatus, legate Pompeius Strabo, and pursued him into Fermo, Firmum, after which the three went their separate ways. Afranius besieged Strabo within the walls of the city. Strabo, on hearing another army was approaching, sent out Publius Sulpicius Rufus to attack Afranius' force from behind while he mounted a frontal assault. The Battle of Firmum, battle proceeded evenly until Sulpicius managed to set fire to Afranius' encampment. Afterwards Afranius' forces fled to Asculum without a leader, as he had fallen at some time during the battle.Florus, iii. 18 References

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Italia (Roman Province)
Roman Italy (called in both the Latin and Italian language, Italian languages referring to the Italian Peninsula) was the homeland of the ancient Rome, ancient Romans and of the Roman provinces, Roman empire. According to Roman mythology, Italy was the ancestral home promised by Jupiter (god), Jupiter to Aeneas, Aeneas of Troy and his descendants, Romulus and Remus, who were the founding of Rome, founders of Rome. Aside from the legendary accounts, Rome was an Italic city-state that changed its form of government from Kingdom of Rome, Kingdom to Roman Republic, Republic and then grew within the context of a peninsula dominated by the Cisalpine Gaul, Gauls, Ligures, Adriatic Veneti, Veneti, Camunni and Histri in the Northern Italy, North, the Etruscans, Latins (Italic tribe), Latins, Falisci, Picentes and Umbrian, Umbri tribes (such as the Sabines) in the Central Italy, Centre, and the Iapygians, Iapygian tribes (such as the Messapians), the Osci, Oscan tribes (such as the Samnites ...
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Social War (91–88 BC)
Social War may refer to: * Social War (357–355 BC), or the War of the Allies, fought between the Second Athenian Empire and the allies of Chios, Rhodes, and Cos as well as Byzantium * Social War (220–217 BC), fought among the southern Greek states * Social War (91–87 BC) The Social War (from Latin , properly 'war of the allies'), also called the Italian War or the Marsic War, was fought from 91 to 87 BC between the Roman Republic and several of its autonomous allies () in Roman Italy, Italy. The Italian alli ...

Judacilius
Gaius Judacilius or Gaius Vidacilius was a native of Asculum in Picenum, and one of the chief generals of the allies in the Social War, 90 BC. He was known to have been one of the ablest and most resolute leaders of the insurrection. He first commanded in Apulia where he was very successful: Canusium and Venusia, with many other towns, opened their gates to him, and some which refused to obey him he took by force. He executed the Roman nobles who were made prisoners, and enrolled the common people and slaves among his troops. Judacilius joined with Titus Afranius (also called Lafrenius) and Publius Ventidius Bassus at Mount Falerinus, where they defeated Pompeius Strabo, who retreated to Firmum, after which the three went their separate ways. When Strabo had in his turn gained a victory over Afranius and laid siege to Picenum, Judacilius, anxious to save his native town, hastened to the city with eight cohorts. He sent word beforehand to the inhabitants that when they saw him ...
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