Marsi tribe
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The Marsi tribe was an ancient Italic people of central Italy, noted for their role in the Social War against Rome and their reputation as fierce warriors.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marsi | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Italic people
ⓘ
tribe ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Angitia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| culture | Italic tribal culture ⓘ |
| economy |
agriculture (probable)
ⓘ
pastoralism (probable) ⓘ |
| ethnoLinguisticGroup | Italic peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnonymOrigin | ancient Italic ⓘ |
| eventEndBy | Romanization under Roman rule ⓘ |
| eventStartBefore | Social War (91–88 BCE) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicFeature |
Apennine Mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake Fucinus basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
knowledge of snake-charming and antidotes (in Roman tradition)
ⓘ
reputation as fierce warriors ⓘ role in the Social War against Rome ⓘ skill in guerrilla-style warfare ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Italic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterStatus | integrated into the Roman state ⓘ |
| locatedIn | central Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSettlementRegion |
Apennine region of central Italy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
area around Lake Fucinus ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Livy
NERFINISHED
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Pliny the Elder NERFINISHED ⓘ Strabo ⓘ |
| militaryReputation |
brave
ⓘ
warlike ⓘ |
| neighboringPeople |
Marrucini
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peligni NERFINISHED ⓘ Sabines NERFINISHED ⓘ Samnites NERFINISHED ⓘ Vestini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponentInWar | Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Social War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | ancient Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalOrganization | tribal community ⓘ |
| regionToday |
Abruzzo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lazio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedGroup | Sabellians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Italic polytheism ⓘ |
| roleInSocialWar | leading insurgent people against Rome ⓘ |
| soughtRomanCitizenship | true ⓘ |
| spokeLanguage | Oscan-Umbrian language (probable) ⓘ |
| statusAfterSocialWar | granted Roman citizenship (as Italian allies) ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Roman Republican period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
pre-Roman Italy ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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