Roman–Samnite Wars

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ancient war series of wars

The Roman–Samnite Wars were a series of conflicts in the 4th and 3rd centuries BCE in which the Roman Republic fought the Samnite tribes of central Italy, playing a crucial role in Rome’s rise to dominance on the Italian peninsula.

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All labels observed (11)

Label	Occurrences
Samnite Wars	18
Third Samnite War	6
Second Samnite War	4
First Samnite War	3
Roman-Italic wars	2
Roman–Samnite Wars canonical	2
Roman conquest of Samnium	1
Samnite Wars against Rome	1
Samnite Wars era	1
Samnite Wars with Rome	1
Sidicini appealed to Rome during conflicts with Samnites	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient war ⓘ series of wars ⓘ
aftermath	expansion of Roman alliances in Italy ⓘ integration of Samnite territory into Roman sphere ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Roman–Samnite Wars ⓘ surface form: Samnite Wars
belligerent	Roman Republic ⓘ Samnite League ⓘ
cause	Roman intervention in Campanian affairs ⓘ competition for control of Campania ⓘ rivalry over central Apennine territories ⓘ
chronologicalPredecessorOf	Pyrrhic War ⓘ
conflictBetween	Roman Republic ⓘ Samnite tribes of central Italy ⓘ Samnites ⓘ
endCentury	3rd century BCE ⓘ
era	Roman Republic ⓘ surface form: Roman Republican period
hasPart	Roman–Samnite Wars self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: First Samnite War Roman–Samnite Wars self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Second Samnite War Roman–Samnite Wars self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Third Samnite War
historicalRegion	Campania ⓘ Samnium ⓘ
historicalSource	Appian ⓘ Diodorus Siculus ⓘ Livy’s Ab Urbe Condita ⓘ
involvedPolity	Roman Republic ⓘ Samnium ⓘ
location	Italian Peninsula ⓘ central Italy ⓘ
militaryInnovation	development of Roman manipular legion system ⓘ
notableBattle	Battle of Bovianum ⓘ Battle of Lautulae ⓘ Battle of Sentinum ⓘ Battle of the Caudine Forks ⓘ
opponent	Campanian allies of Rome at various times ⓘ Samnites ⓘ surface form: Samnite hill tribes
partOf	Roman expansion in Italy ⓘ
primaryLanguageOfSources	Ancient Greek ⓘ Latin ⓘ
relatedTo	Pyrrhic War ⓘ Latin War ⓘ surface form: Roman–Latin wars
result	Roman dominance over central Italy ⓘ Roman victory ⓘ subjugation of Samnite tribes ⓘ
significance	crucial step in Roman unification of Italy ⓘ paved way for Roman hegemony in the Mediterranean ⓘ
startCentury	4th century BCE ⓘ

Referenced by (40)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Social War → relatedConflict → Roman–Samnite Wars ⓘ

Sidicini → historicalEvent → Roman–Samnite Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sidicini appealed to Rome during conflicts with Samnites

Samnium → knownFor → Roman–Samnite Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Samnite Wars

Samnites → knownFor → Roman–Samnite Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Samnite Wars against Rome

Samnites → conflict → Roman–Samnite Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Samnite War

Samnites → conflict → Roman–Samnite Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Second Samnite War

Samnites → conflict → Roman–Samnite Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Third Samnite War

Roman conquest of southern Italy → hasPart → Roman–Samnite Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Samnite Wars

Roman conquest of southern Italy → hasPart → Roman–Samnite Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Third Samnite War

Roman conquest of southern Italy → relatedTo → Roman–Samnite Wars ⓘ

ancient Italy → significantEvent → Roman–Samnite Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Samnite Wars

Lucani → participatedIn → Roman–Samnite Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Samnite Wars

Frentani → participatedInConflict → Roman–Samnite Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Samnite Wars

Aqua Appia → associatedWithEvent → Roman–Samnite Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Samnite Wars

Samnite-Oscan world → knownFor → Roman–Samnite Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Samnite Wars with Rome

Samnite law → notableConflictContext → Roman–Samnite Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Samnite Wars

Bovianum → playedRoleIn → Roman–Samnite Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Samnite Wars

Maleventum → timePeriod → Roman–Samnite Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Samnite Wars era

Maleventum → associatedWith → Roman–Samnite Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Samnite Wars

Maleventum → associatedWith → Roman–Samnite Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman conquest of Samnium

Pentri → participatedIn → Roman–Samnite Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Samnite Wars

Pentri → participatedIn → Roman–Samnite Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Samnite War

Pentri → participatedIn → Roman–Samnite Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Second Samnite War

Pentri → participatedIn → Roman–Samnite Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Third Samnite War

Caraceni → associatedWith → Roman–Samnite Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Samnite Wars

Liris River valley → mentionedInContextOf → Roman–Samnite Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman-Italic wars

Venusia → foundedAfter → Roman–Samnite Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Third Samnite War

Venusia → conflictInvolved → Roman–Samnite Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Samnite Wars

Telesia → associatedWith → Roman–Samnite Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Samnite Wars

Caudini → involvedIn → Roman–Samnite Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Samnite Wars

Caudini → involvedIn → Roman–Samnite Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Second Samnite War

Roman–Samnite Wars → hasPart → Roman–Samnite Wars self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Samnite War

Roman–Samnite Wars → hasPart → Roman–Samnite Wars self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Second Samnite War

Roman–Samnite Wars → hasPart → Roman–Samnite Wars self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Third Samnite War

Roman–Samnite Wars → alsoKnownAs → Roman–Samnite Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Samnite Wars

Roman campaigns against the Bruttii → conflictType → Roman–Samnite Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman-Italic wars

Campanians → involvedInConflict → Roman–Samnite Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Samnite Wars

Roman–Lucanian conflicts → relatedTo → Roman–Samnite Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Samnite Wars

Manius Curius Dentatus → militaryConflict → Roman–Samnite Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Third Samnite War

Roman–Etruscan wars → followedBy → Roman–Samnite Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Samnite Wars