Caudium, ii, n.,
I a small but ancient city of Samnium , near Benevento , celebrated for the narrow mountain pass (the Furculae Caudinae) where the Roman army was shut in by the Samnites , Liv. 9, 2, 1 sq.; Cic. Off. 3, 30, 109.—Hence,
II Caudīnus , a, um, adj., of Caudium , Caudine : Furculae Caudinae, the Caudine Forks , now Casale di Forchia (al. Forchia d’Arpaia ), Liv. 9, 2, 6; 9, 11, 3; Flor. 1, 16, 9.—The same called Furcae Caudinae, Luc. 2, 137; and Caudinae Fauces, Sil. 8, 566; Col. 10, 132: saltus, Liv. 9, 7, 5: proelium, Cic. Sen. 12, 41: clades, Liv. 9, 16, 2: legiones, id. 25, 6, 12: jugum, Quint. 3, 8, 3: pax, Liv. 9, 7, 4: foedus, Flor. 2, 18, 7: Samnites, Liv. 23, 41, 13.—Subst.: Caudīni , ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Caudium , Plin. 3, 11, 16, § 105.