Samnite League
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The Samnite League was a confederation of Samnite tribes in ancient Italy that played a major role in resisting Roman expansion during the Samnite Wars.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Samnite confederation | 2 |
| Bruttian League | 1 |
| Samnite Confederation | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Samnite political organization
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ancient Italic tribal confederation ⓘ military alliance ⓘ |
| allies | various Italic peoples (at different times) ⓘ |
| conflict |
First Samnite War
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Samnite Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Samnite War NERFINISHED ⓘ Third Samnite War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Roman Republic (enemy) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Samnite culture ⓘ |
| era |
3rd century BCE
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4th century BCE ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Samnites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnoLinguisticGroup | Oscan-speaking Italic peoples ⓘ |
| governmentType | federation of tribes ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Caraceni tribe
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Caudini tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ Hirpini tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ Pentri tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalOutcome | eventually defeated by Roman Republic ⓘ |
| historicalRole | major opponent of early Roman expansion in Italy ⓘ |
| integrationOutcome | incorporated into Roman state ⓘ |
| language | Oscan ⓘ |
| legacy | contributed to development of Roman manipular legion system ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Samnium
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ancient Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ central Apennines ⓘ |
| militaryCharacteristic |
heavy infantry with oblong shields
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use of manipular-style tactics (influential on Rome) ⓘ |
| neighbor |
Campania
NERFINISHED
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Latium NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Battle of the Caudine Forks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposed | Roman territorial expansion in Italy ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Samnite tribes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalGoal | preservation of Samnite autonomy ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | loose tribal confederation ⓘ |
| religion | Italic polytheism ⓘ |
| roleInEvent | defeated Roman army at Caudine Forks (321 BCE) ⓘ |
| territory | mountainous regions of south-central Italy ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Samnite confederation