Marsi

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The Marsi were an ancient Italic tribe of central Italy, known for their role in the Social War against Rome and their association with the worship of the god Mars.

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Label Occurrences
Marsi canonical 12

Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Italic tribe
ancient people
alliedWith other Italic tribes in the Social War
capitalOrMainCenter Marruvium
conflict Social War
continent Europe
country Italy
culturalSphere ancient Italy
surface form: Ancient Italy
culture Italic warrior culture
demanded Roman citizenship during the Social War
era Roman Republic
surface form: Roman Republic era
ethnicNameEtymology possibly related to the god Mars
ethnoLinguisticGroup Italic peoples
governedUnder Roman municipal system after the Social War
integratedInto Roman state
knownFor association with the worship of the god Mars
participation in the Social War against Rome
languageFamily Italic languages
locatedIn central Italy
mentionedBy Livy
Pliny the Elder
Strabo
militaryRole supplied troops to Roman armies before the Social War
modernLegacy ethnonym preserved in regional toponyms in central Italy
neighboringPeople Aequians
surface form: Aequi

Peligni
Sabines
Vestini
opposedTo Roman Republic
patronDeity Mars
politicalStatusBeforeSocialWar allies of Rome
region Abruzzo NERFINISHED
religion ancient Italic religion
religiousPractice cults associated with Mars
reputation bravery in war
skill in magic and healing in Roman literary sources
romanization gradual assimilation into Roman culture
territory area around Lake Fucinus
timePeriod 1st century BCE
pre-Roman Italy

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

Vestini neighboringTribe Marsi
Corfinium inhabitedBy Marsi
Vestinian culturallyRelatedTo Marsi
subject surface form: Vestinians
Vestinian borderedBy Marsi
subject surface form: Vestinians