# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/gaius-pontius
# Generated: 2026-08-14T14:09:25.329Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/gaius-pontius"
name: "Gaius Pontius"
slug: "gaius-pontius"
description: "Gaius or Gavius Pontius was a Samnite commander during the Second Samnite War. He is most well known for his victory over the Roman legions at the Battle of the Caudine Forks in 321 BC. He was eventually captured by Fabius Rullianus and executed."
tagline: "Samnite military commander"
gender: "male"
birthDate: "-350"
deathDate: "-292"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           48.39
  momentum:             5.703710831448934
  historical:           10.29741066666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  25
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://it.wikiquote.org/wiki/Gaio_Ponzio"
    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
  - url: "https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B0%D0%B9_%D0%9F%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%B9"
    title: "Гай Понтий"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gai_Ponci"
    title: "Gai Ponci"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaius_Pontius"
    title: "Gaius Pontius"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cayo_Poncio"
    title: "Cayo Poncio"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaio_Pontzio"
    title: "Kaio Pontzio"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caius_Pontius"
    title: "Caius Pontius"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaio_Ponzio"
    title: "Gaio Ponzio"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%82%A6%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9D%E3%83%B3%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%82%A6%E3%82%B9"
    title: "ガイウス・ポンティウス"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaius_Pontius"
    title: "Gaius Pontius"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caio_P%C3%B4ncio_Her%C3%A9nio"
    title: "Caio Pôncio Herénio"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B0%D0%B9_%D0%9F%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%B9"
    title: "Гай Понтий"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1969622"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump