In 125 BCE, the Latin town of Fregellae revolted against Rome demanding Roman citizenship.
The Romans reacted by sending the praetor Lucius Opimius with an army to suppress the rebellion.
A local traitor named Numitorius opened the gates to the Roman army; Opimius razed the town.
A year later Fabrateria Nova was founded near the site of the destroyed town.
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