Bruttians
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The Bruttians were an ancient Italic people of southern Italy, known for their role in regional conflicts during the Hellenistic and Roman periods.
Aliases (1)
- Lucanians ×1
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Italic people
→
ancient ethnic group → |
| activeDuringPeriod |
3rd century BC
→
4th century BC → Hellenistic period → Roman Republic era → |
| alliedWith |
Carthaginians
→
Hannibal → |
| archaeologicalEvidence |
coinage issued in their name
→
inscriptions in Oscan → |
| capitalOrMainCenter |
Consentia
→
Petelia → Rhegium → |
| coinageScript |
Greek alphabet
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| culturalInfluence |
influenced by Greek culture of Magna Graecia
→
influenced by neighboring Lucanians → |
| declineCause |
Roman conquest and administrative reorganization
→
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| economyBasedOn |
agriculture
→
brigandage and mercenary service (as reported by ancient sources) → pastoralism → |
| ethnogenesis |
formed from Lucanian and local Italic elements
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| foughtAgainst |
Greek city-states of Magna Graecia
→
Roman Republic → |
| knownFor |
alliance with Carthage during the Second Punic War
→
conflicts with Greek colonies in Magna Graecia → participation in regional conflicts in southern Italy → |
| laterStatusUnderRome |
integrated into Roman citizen body
→
|
| locatedInThePresentDay |
Calabria
→
|
| mentionedBy |
Diodorus Siculus
→
Livy → Pliny the Elder → Strabo → |
| modernEquivalentIdentity |
no direct modern ethnic continuity as a distinct people
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|
| nativeTo |
Bruttium
→
southern Italy → |
| partOf |
Italic peoples
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|
| regionNameEtymology |
gave name to the region Bruttium
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|
| religion |
Italic paganism
→
polytheism → |
| spokeLanguage |
Oscan
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| spokeLanguageFamily |
Italic languages
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|
| statusUnderRome |
allied people without full citizenship initially
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| subjugatedBy |
Roman Republic
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| subjugationCentury |
3rd century BC
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| successorTerritorialEntity |
Roman region of Bruttium
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| territoryIncluded |
Ionian coast of southern Italy
→
Sila Mountains → Tyrrhenian coast of southern Italy → |
Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Pyrrhic War
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hasParticipant |
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Lucania
("Lucanians")
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|
hasPeople |
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ancient Italy
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inhabitedBy |
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Croton
→
|
laterCameUnderControlOf |
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Oscan language
→
|
spokenBy |