Aequians
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The Aequians were an ancient Italic people of central Italy who frequently clashed with early Rome and neighboring tribes during the early Republic.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Italic people
ⓘ
tribe ⓘ |
| archaeologicalEvidence | scarce and debated ⓘ |
| areaOfActivity |
Latium Adiectum
ⓘ
surface form:
Latium adiectum
|
| capitalOrMainCenter | Aequi town of Alba Fucens ⓘ |
| conflictType |
border warfare
ⓘ
raids ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Roman Republic
ⓘ
Volsci ⓘ early Rome ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| culture | Italic culture ⓘ |
| ethnoLinguisticGroup | Italic peoples ⓘ |
| eventuallySubjugatedBy | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| fate | gradual Romanization ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
4th century BC
ⓘ
5th century BC ⓘ early Roman Republic ⓘ |
| knownFor |
frequent clashes with early Rome
ⓘ
mountain warfare ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Italic languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Italian Apennines
ⓘ
surface form:
Apennine region
central Italy ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Dionysius of Halicarnassus
ⓘ
Livy ⓘ Pliny the Elder ⓘ |
| militaryCharacteristic |
hill-fort users
ⓘ
light infantry ⓘ |
| neighborOf |
Romans
ⓘ
Sabines ⓘ Volsci ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Roman consuls ⓘ |
| partOf | ancient peoples of Italy ⓘ |
| politicalOrganization | tribal communities ⓘ |
| politicalStatusAfterConquest | assimilated into Roman state ⓘ |
| primarySources | Roman historians ⓘ |
| regionToday |
Abruzzo
ⓘ
Lazio ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Italic polytheism ⓘ |
| roleInRomanHistory | early adversaries of Rome ⓘ |
| status | extinct people ⓘ |
| territoryRegion |
Latium Adiectum
ⓘ
surface form:
eastern Latium
upper Aniene valley ⓘ
surface form:
upper Anio valley
Abruzzo ⓘ
surface form:
western Abruzzo
|
| timeOfDisappearance | by late Roman Republic ⓘ |
| typeOfName | ethnonym ⓘ |
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