Italian confederation

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The Italian confederation was a coalition of Rome’s Italian allies that united in armed revolt during the Social War (91–88 BC) to demand Roman citizenship and political rights.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient political and military alliance
coalition of Roman allies
activeDuring Social War NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs Italian league NERFINISHED
Italici socii NERFINISHED
capital Corfinium NERFINISHED
Italica (renamed Corfinium) NERFINISHED
conflict Social War (Bellum Sociale) NERFINISHED
createdInstitution Italian senate NERFINISHED
createdOffice consuls of the Italian confederation
endTime 88 BC
followedBy political integration of Italy into the Roman citizen body
formedBy Rome’s Italian allies NERFINISHED
socii of Rome NERFINISHED
hasCause demand for political rights within the Roman state
denial of Roman citizenship to Italian allies
hasGovernmentForm federal confederation
hasPurpose to gain equal political rights with Roman citizens
to obtain Roman citizenship
hasType insurgent coalition
secessionist alliance
historicalPeriod late Roman Republic
includes Apulians NERFINISHED
Lucani NERFINISHED
Marrucini NERFINISHED
Marsi NERFINISHED
Peligni NERFINISHED
Picentes NERFINISHED
Samnites NERFINISHED
Vestini NERFINISHED
other central and southern Italian tribes
locatedIn Italian Peninsula NERFINISHED
memberOf Italian peoples
mintedCurrency coinage with the legend ITALIA
opposedTo Roman Republic NERFINISHED
participatedIn armed revolt against Rome
precededBy system of Roman socii treaties
relatedTo Lex Iulia de civitate Latinis et sociis danda NERFINISHED
Lex Plautia Papiria NERFINISHED
religion Roman-Italic polytheism
resultOfConflict extension of Roman citizenship to most Italian allies
startTime 91 BC
symbolizedBy personification of Italia on coins
usedLanguage Latin
Oscan

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Quintus Poppaedius Silo associatedWith Italian confederation