Bruttii
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The Bruttii were an ancient Italic people who inhabited the southernmost part of the Italian peninsula, particularly in what is now Calabria, and played a notable role in the region’s Hellenistic and Roman-era history.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Italic people
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ancient ethnic group → |
| alliedWith |
Carthage
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Hannibal → |
| capitalOrMajorCenter |
Consentia
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| culturalInfluence |
influenced by Greek culture of Magna Graecia
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| demise |
lost political autonomy under Roman rule
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| economy |
agriculture
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control of mountain and coastal routes → pastoralism → |
| ethnicity |
Italic
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| geographicalFeature |
Apennine Mountains
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Ionian Sea coast → Tyrrhenian Sea coast → |
| historicalSource |
Diodorus Siculus
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Livy → Polybius → Strabo → |
| inhabitedRegion |
Bruttium
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modern Calabria → southern Italian peninsula → |
| knownFor |
conflicts with Greek colonies in Magna Graecia
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inhabiting the toe of Italy → role in wars between Rome and Carthage → support for Hannibal during the Second Punic War → |
| languageFamily |
Italic languages
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| legacy |
ethnonym preserved in regional toponyms of Calabria
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| locatedInPresentDay |
Italy
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| majorCity |
Consentia
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Petelia → Rhegium → Vibo Valentia NERFINISHED → |
| neighbouringPeople |
Greeks of Magna Graecia
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Lucani → Samnites → |
| opposedBy |
Roman Republic
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| politicalStatus |
Roman allied people
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Roman subject people → tribal confederation → |
| regionNameEtymology |
gave name to the Roman region Bruttium
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| romanization |
gradually integrated into Roman state
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granted Roman citizenship over time → |
| timePeriod |
4th century BC
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Hellenistic period → Roman Empire → Roman Republic → |
Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Bruttium
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associatedPeople |
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Italic peoples
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includesEthnicGroup |
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Bruttium
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inhabitedBy |
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Roman conquest of southern Italy
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opponent |