- The
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...
-
Samnite is an
adjective meaning "having to do with
ancient Samnium."
Samnite may also
refer to:
Samnites, the
people of
ancient Samnium Samnite (gladiator...
- Second, and
Third Samnite Wars (343–341 BC, 326–304 BC, and 298–290 BC) were
fought between the
Roman Republic and the
Samnites, who
lived on a stretch...
- The
Samnites were an
ancient Italic people who
lived in
modern south-central Italy,
placing them
between the
Latins to the
north and the Gr**** settlements...
- A
Samnite (Latin Samnis,
plural Samnites) was a
Roman gladiator who
fought with
equipment styled on that of a
warrior from Samnium: a
short sword (gladius)...
- is
named after Appius Claudius Caecus, the
Roman censor who,
during the
Samnite Wars,
began and
completed the
first section as a
military road to the south...
-
period of the
Third Samnite War, when Rome
finally defeated a
coalition of
their neighbors: the Etruscans, the Umbrians, the
Samnites, and
their allies...
- Les
Mariages samnites (The
Samnite Marriages) is an opéra comique,
described as a
drame lyrique, in
three acts by André Grétry, The
French text was by...
- language, also
spoken by the
Samnites of
Southern Italy.
Although the
language of the
Samnites was
called Oscan, the
Samnites were
never referred to as Osci...
- The
Battle of
Caudine Forks, 321 BC, was a
decisive event of the
Second Samnite War. Its
designation as a
battle is a mere
historical formality: there...
