Italic Confederation
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The Italic Confederation was an alliance of central Italian tribes, notably the Marsi and their neighbors, that united in opposition to Rome during the Social War (91–88 BCE) to demand Roman citizenship and political rights.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient political alliance
ⓘ
anti-Roman coalition ⓘ military confederation ⓘ |
| activeInConflict | Social War (91–88 BCE) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Confederation of the Italici
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Italian Confederation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital |
Corfinium
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Italica (renamed Corfinium) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demandDirectedAt |
Roman Senate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman popular assemblies ⓘ |
| dissolvedAfter | Roman concessions of citizenship during the Social War ⓘ |
| endTime | 88 BCE ⓘ |
| formedFor |
demanding Roman citizenship
ⓘ
demanding political rights within the Roman state ⓘ |
| hadCurrency | coinage inscribed ITALIA ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Frentani
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hirpini NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucani NERFINISHED ⓘ Marrucini NERFINISHED ⓘ Marsi NERFINISHED ⓘ Marsi and their neighbors ⓘ Paeligni NERFINISHED ⓘ Peligni NERFINISHED ⓘ Picentes NERFINISHED ⓘ Samnites NERFINISHED ⓘ Vestini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Roman expansion in Italy
ⓘ
status of socii (Italian allies) under Rome ⓘ |
| introducedInstitution |
common federal government
ⓘ
common magistrates ⓘ common senate ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Latin
ⓘ
Oscan ⓘ |
| legalStatus | not recognized as sovereign by Rome ⓘ |
| locatedIn | central Italy ⓘ |
| militaryAction |
besieged Roman-held cities in Italy
ⓘ
raised armies against Rome ⓘ |
| opposedTo | Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalGoal |
equal voting rights in Roman assemblies
ⓘ
full Roman citizenship for allied Italian communities ⓘ |
| region | Italian Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedIn | extension of Roman citizenship to many Italians ⓘ |
| startTime | 91 BCE ⓘ |
| symbolizedBy | personification of Italia ⓘ |
| territoryOverlapped | Apennine regions of central Italy ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1st century BCE ⓘ |
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