Samnite tribal assemblies
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Samnite tribal assemblies were the popular governing bodies of the Samnite people, where free male citizens gathered to deliberate on laws, elect leaders, and decide matters of war and peace.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Samnite institution
ⓘ
governing body ⓘ political institution ⓘ popular assembly ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Samnite League
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Samnite Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorityOver | Samnite citizen body ⓘ |
| basisOfAuthority | popular sovereignty ⓘ |
| composedOf | free male citizens ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | aristocratic councils ⓘ |
| culture | Oscan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decisionScope |
legislation
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magistrate elections ⓘ peace ⓘ war ⓘ |
| elects |
Samnite magistrates
ⓘ
Samnite military leaders ⓘ |
| eligibility | free male Samnite citizens ⓘ |
| genderRestriction | male ⓘ |
| governmentType | tribal democracy ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
decision on war and peace
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deliberation on laws ⓘ election of leaders ⓘ expression of popular will ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
conflict with the Roman Republic
ⓘ
pre-Roman Italy ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Italic tribal traditions ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | Oscan language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatus | supreme popular authority in Samnite communities ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Samnium
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
central Apennines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetsAt |
open-air gathering spaces
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sanctuaries ⓘ tribal meeting places ⓘ |
| partOf | Samnite political system ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Roman popular assemblies ⓘ |
| sourceType |
reconstructed from ancient literary sources
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reconstructed from epigraphic evidence ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
3rd century BCE
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4th century BCE ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Samnite tribes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Samnites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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