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Samnium (Italian: Sannio) is a
Latin exonym for a
region of
Southern Italy anciently inhabited by the Samnites.
Their own
endonyms were
Safinim for the...
- century, and also drew in the
peoples to the east, north, and west of
Samnium (land of the Samnites) as well as
those of
central Italy north of Rome...
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Roman gladiator who
fought with
equipment styled on that of a
warrior from
Samnium: a
short sword (gladius), a
rectangular shield (scutum), a
greave (ocrea)...
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Samnites (Oscan: Safineis) were an
ancient Italic people who
lived in
Samnium,
which is
located in
modern inland Abruzzo, Molise, and
Campania in south-central...
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Menas of
Samnium (Latin:
Sanctus Menna Samnii) is a 6th-century
hermit venerated as a
saint in the
Catholic Church. The
primary source for
details of...
- were told that if they
spoke in
Samnium they
would never leave there alive; consequently, the
Senate declared war on
Samnium. In a
casting of lots as to which...
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considering suing for peace. As a result, both
Roman consuls marched on
Samnium and
concentrated their operations there.
Quintus Fabius defeated the Samnites...
- Great, who had
imprisoned Felix's predecessor, John I.
Felix came from
Samnium, the son of Castorius. He was
elected after a gap of
nearly two months...
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formation of a
peace treaty with Rome in 354. Once
these threats were removed,
Samnium expansion brought them into
conflict with Rome's
growing influence in central...
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Archeological sites in Pentri's
Samnium...
