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{{Short description|88 BCE battle}}
{{Infobox Military Conflict
| conflict          = Battle of Fucine Lake
| image             = Fucino.jpg
| caption           = Panoramic view of ex Fucino lake, Abruzzo, Italy, from Sirente mountain
| partof            = [[Social War (91–87 BC)|Social War]]
| date              = 89 BC
| place             = [[Fucine Lake]]
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| map_type          = Italy
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| result            = Rebel victory
| combatant1        = Italian rebels
| combatant2        = [[Roman Republic]]
| commander1        = 
| commander2        = [[Lucius Porcius Cato]]{{KIA}}
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{{Campaignbox Social War (91–88 BC)}}
The '''Battle of Fucine Lake''' was fought in 89 BC between a [[Roman army]] and a rebel force during the [[Social War (91–87 BC)|Social War]].  [[Lucius Porcius Cato]] was the leader of the Roman army at this battle.  The consul Porcius Cato was defeated and killed while storming a [[Marsi|Marsic]] camp in winter or early spring.

A slingshot from the presumed battlefield with an inscription in the [[Venetic language]] that mentions a Floro Decio attests the presence of [[Adriatic Veneti|Venetic]] troops at this battle.<ref>A. Campanelli (ed.) 2001 Il Tesoro del lago, L'archeologia del Fucino e la collezione Torlonia, p154</ref>

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[[Category:Battles involving the Roman Republic|Fucine Lake]]
[[Category:80s BC conflicts|Fucine Lake]]
[[Category:89 BC|Fucine Lake]]
[[Category:Marsi]]


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