It was afterwards estimated that some 50,000 men lost their lives in that one battle.17 Some time before dawn Telesinus was mortally wounded, and a Roman surge captured the Samnite camp. It became clear that the Romans were going to emerge with a hard-won victory, and the Samnite force divided itself into those slain, those fled and those taken prisoner – the latter, by varying accounts between 6,000 and 8,000 in number.
