pitched battle vs Caudine Forks

pitched battle and Caudine Forks both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pitched battle	Yes	No	No	No
Caudine Forks	Yes	No	No	No

pitched battle (noun)	Caudine Forks (noun)
a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place	a battle in the Apennines in 321 BC in which the Samnites defeated the Romans