place
Veseris
also: Veseris, Veserim
A river or place near Mount Vesuvius in Campania, site of the Roman victory over the Latins in 340 BC. Cicero notes that the Latins were routed there in the third consulship of Titus Manlius Torquatus.
Reading notes
- On the Ends of Good and Evil §1.23 engaged the Latins at the Veseris in his third consulship
At the river Veseris in 340 BC the Romans under T. Manlius Torquatus defeated the Latins. Torquatus there executed his own son for fighting against orders, the deed Cicero next cites.