Socii (Italian allies)
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The Socii were Rome’s Italian allied communities that retained local autonomy while providing troops and support to the Roman Republic, playing a crucial role in its military expansion before eventually gaining Roman citizenship.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Socii (Italian allies) canonical | 1 |
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
allied communities
ⓘ
ancient Italian peoples ⓘ political-military alliance ⓘ |
| causeOf | Social War due to demands for citizenship ⓘ |
| country | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| dissolvedOrTransformed | integrated into Roman citizen body after Social War ⓘ |
| etymology | Latin term "socii" meaning "allies" ⓘ |
| granted | Roman citizenship after Social War ⓘ |
| grantedBy |
Lex Iulia de civitate Latinis et sociis danda
ⓘ
Lex Plautia Papiria ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
bound by treaty (foedus)
ⓘ
contributed majority of manpower in some Roman armies ⓘ could not conduct independent foreign policy ⓘ lacked full Roman citizenship for most of Republican period ⓘ obliged to follow Roman foreign policy ⓘ obliged to provide troops to Rome ⓘ often spoke Italic languages ⓘ organized in separate communities (civitates) ⓘ retained internal self-government ⓘ retained local autonomy ⓘ |
| hasRole |
contributors of cavalry
ⓘ
contributors of financial support ⓘ contributors of infantry ⓘ contributors of naval contingents ⓘ military allies of Rome ⓘ providers of auxiliary troops ⓘ |
| includes |
Bruttians
ⓘ
Campanians ⓘ Etruscans ⓘ Lucanians ⓘ Marsi ⓘ Peligni ⓘ Picentes ⓘ Sabines ⓘ Samnites ⓘ Vestini ⓘ |
| influenced |
Roman demographic base for warfare
ⓘ
Roman military strength ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Roman expansion in Italy ⓘ |
| language |
Latin (in some communities)
ⓘ
Oscan ⓘ Umbrian ⓘ various Italic languages ⓘ |
| legalStatus |
allies without voting rights in Rome
ⓘ
peregrini (non-citizens) before Social War settlements ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Italian Peninsula ⓘ |
| militaryContribution |
alae sociorum (allied wings)
ⓘ
auxiliary contingents alongside Roman legions ⓘ high-quality cavalry compared to Roman citizen cavalry ⓘ |
| partOf |
Roman alliance system
ⓘ
Roman military system ⓘ |
| politicalRelation |
not provinces but allied communities
ⓘ
subordinate allies of Rome ⓘ |
| resultOf | Roman conquest of Italy ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Italian War
ⓘ
surface form:
Italian War (91–88 BCE)
Social War ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Roman Republic
ⓘ
late Republic ⓘ middle Republic ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.