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Historical region of southern Italy; part of the Roman Republic/Empire
Samnium (Italian: Sannio) is a Latin exonym for a region of Southern Italy anciently inhabited by the Samnites. Their own endonyms were Safinim for the
Samnium
Italian Roman Catholic saint
Menas of Samnium (Latin: Sanctus Menna Samnii) is a 6th-century hermit venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church. The primary source for details of
Menas_of_Samnium
Type of Roman gladiator
Roman gladiator who fought with equipment styled on that of a warrior from Samnium: a short sword (gladius), a rectangular shield (scutum), a greave (ocrea)
Samnite_(gladiator_type)
Italic people living in Samnium in south-central Italy
Samnites (Oscan: Safineis) were an ancient Italic people who inhabited Samnium, a region located in the modern inland Abruzzo, Molise, and Campania in
Samnites
Italy during the Ancient Rome era
Campania Regio II Apulia et Calabria Regio III Lucania et Bruttium Regio IV Samnium Regio V Picenum Regio VI Umbria et Ager Gallicus Regio VII Etruria Regio
Roman_Italy
Italic peoples of ancient Italy
well, and led by the Latins a large army of these allied peoples invaded Samnium. In 337 BC the Sidicini declared war on the Aurunci, and defeated them
Sidicini
Battle of the Third Samnite War (295 BC)
considering suing for peace. As a result, both Roman consuls marched on Samnium and concentrated their operations there. Quintus Fabius defeated the Samnites
Battle_of_Sentinum
Roman general and statesman
were told that if they spoke in Samnium they would never leave there alive; consequently, the Senate declared war on Samnium. In a casting of lots as to which
Lucius Cornelius Scipio Barbatus
Lucius_Cornelius_Scipio_Barbatus
Topics referred to by the same term
adjective meaning "having to do with ancient Samnium." Samnite may also refer to: Samnites, the people of ancient Samnium Samnite (gladiator type), a gladiator
Samnite
297 BC battle of the Third Samnite War
Samnite attempt to ward off Roman domination. Rome sent two armies against Samnium, led by the experienced consuls Quintus Fabius Maximus Rullianus and Publius
Battle_of_Tifernum
Ancient Italic people
σαφινείς) and by the toponyms safinim and safina (at the origin of the terms Samnium and Sabinum). The Indo-European root *Saβeno or *Sabh evolved into the
Sabines
Head of the Catholic Church from 526 to 530
Great, who had imprisoned Felix's predecessor, John I. Felix came from Samnium, the son of Castorius. He was elected after a gap of nearly two months
Pope_Felix_IV
Battle in 277 BC
the consuls Publius Cornelius Rufinus and Caius Junius Bubulcus invaded Samnium, devastating the country as they went, and took several deserted forts
Battle_of_the_Cranita_hills
Religion of the samnites
Mars instead of Mamers. Bulls had symbolic connections to the military in Samnium. The Hirpini believed that they were guided by a wolf to their land. Hence
Samnite_religion
Ancient Roman road
resources further. They gave up the attempted alliance and settled with Samnium. The Romans were only biding their time while they looked for a solution
Appian_Way
Ancient peoples living in Italy
Sabelli, Samnites, Samnium) Osco-Umbrian *saf- (Safineis, Safinìm), and consequently: Oscan *safno > *safnio > Safinìm > Samnium Sabellic *safio > Safini
Sabellians
Battle of the Second Samnite War (321 BC)
School at Rome, Vol. 50 (1982), pp. 45-52. Salmon, Edward Togo (1967). Samnium and the Samnites (Digitally printed version ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge
Battle_of_the_Caudine_Forks
Vassal of the Kingdom of the Lombards in present-day southern Italy from 577 to 774
Benevento as the "Samnite Duchy" (Ducatum Samnitium) after the region of Samnium. The circumstances surrounding the creation of the duchy are disputed.
Duchy_of_Benevento
settlement of Ligurians in Samnium, Italy. The towns of Taurasia (not to be confused with modern Taurasi) and Cisauna in Samnium had been captured in 298
Ligures_Baebiani
Roman politician
and wife Maria Aureliana Violentilla. He was consularis vir in Allifae, Samnium, Italy. Christian Settipani. Continuité gentilice et continuité sénatoriale
Quintus Egnatius Gallienus Perpetuus
Quintus_Egnatius_Gallienus_Perpetuus
Ancient Ligurian people of north-west Italy
the course of which the Roman Republic removed some 40,000 of them to Samnium in 180 BC and a further 7,000 in 179 BC. Resistance among the south-eastern
Apuani
Battle in 325 BC
dictator Lucius Papirius Cursor) and the Samnites near Imbrinium, a city in Samnium. In 325 BC, Lucius Papirius Cursor, a distinguished soldier, was appointed
Battle_of_Imbrinium
Second of three battles described by the Roman historian Livy
Samnites. Valerius led his forces into Campania and Cornelius led his into Samnium where he camped at Saticula. Livy writes that Cornelius then advanced from
Battle_of_Saticula
Tribe of the Samnites
(PDF) (PhD thesis). King's College London. Salmon, Edward Togo (1967). Samnium and the Samnites (Digitally printed version ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge
Pentri
September 530 (4 years, 72 days) St Felix IV FELIX Quartus Felix c. 490 Samnium, Ostrogothic Kingdom of Italy 36 / 40 Subject of the (Ostrogothic) Kingdom
List_of_popes
Region of Italy
Before the Romans arrived, Molise was part of the historical region of Samnium, and was thus inhabited by populations of samnite heritage. The tribe of
Molise
Archaeological site in Italy
Aeculanum, Italian: Eclano, Ancient Greek: Ἀικούλανον) was an ancient town of Samnium, Southern Italy, about 25 km east-southeast of Beneventum, on the Via Appia
Aeclanum
293 BCE battle of the Third Samnite War
of men, and thus called a general muster to Aquilonia, which all men of Samnium were required to answer. There, they took strict religious oaths to their
Battle_of_Aquilonia
Comune in Campania, Italy
of Avellino, Campania, southern Italy. In antiquity, it was a town in Samnium. The town's name probably derives from the Latin Taurus. Over time, it
Taurasi
Historical region of Southern Italy
extended from the Tyrrhenian Sea to the Gulf of Taranto. It bordered with Samnium and Campania in the north, Apulia in the east, and Bruttium in the south-west
Lucania
Ancient town in southern Italy
Trivicum is the ancient Hirpini and Samnium town nowadays called Trevico. The Roman poet Horace mentions Trivicum in his well-known account of a journey
Trivicum
Ancient Samnitic tribe
distinct and independent nation. They inhabited the southern portion of Samnium, in the more extensive sense of that name, roughly the area now known as
Hirpini
Roman general and statesman (died 295 BC)
Rullianus as his colleague. While his colleague handled the war against Samnium, Mus was entrusted with the war against the Etruscans in which he was so
Publius Decius Mus (consul 312 BC)
Publius_Decius_Mus_(consul_312_BC)
Archaeological site in Larino, Italy
crossroads of cultures, between the Adriatic coast and the inland area of Samnium, always open to the influences of different cultural environments, as confirmed
Larinum
Carthaginian general and statesman (247–183/181 BC)
but was unable to bring Fabius to battle, so he decided to march through Samnium to Campania, one of the richest and most fertile provinces of Italy, hoping
Hannibal
Roman road of Italy
mountains to Venafro, thus giving a direct communication with the interior of Samnium by roads to Isernia and Telese. After the disorders of the civil wars,
Via_Latina
Province of the Roman Empire
et Calabria Campania Corsica Lucania et Bruttium Picenum Suburbicarium Samnium Sardinia Sicilia Tuscia et Umbria Valeria Diocese of Annonarian Italy Alpes
Moesia
Ancient town and archaeological site in Venafro, Italy
of Molise, Italy, close to the boundaries of both Latium adiectum and Samnium. Its site is occupied by the modern Venafro, a village on the railway from
Venafrum
327 BC battle during the Second Samnite War
city of Neapolis from the Samnites, an ancient Italic people who lived in Samnium. The city's fall is attributed to treachery committed by some of its citizens
Capture_of_Neapolis
Ancient city of the Samnites
(modern Montesarchio) was the main city of the ancient Caudini tribe in Samnium situated on the Appian Way between Beneventum (modern Benevento) and Capua
Caudium
Italic people of Campania and Latium adiectum during Roman times
was finally lost during the Second Samnite War when, prior to invading Samnium, the Romans found it necessary to secure the border tribes. After the war
Osci
Ancient city of Campania
Italy, situated in the interior of the peninsula, near the frontier with Samnium, between Capua and Nola, and about 7 km northeast of Acerrae, Suessula
Suessula
Samnite leader of the Varriani (died 295 BC)
to a close co-operation against Rome. This withdrew Roman troops from Samnium for a period of time; but the forces of the confederates were defeated
Gellius_Egnatius
4th-century BC conflict between the Roman Republic and neighboring Latin peoples of Italy
well, and led by the Latins a large army of these allied peoples invaded Samnium. Most of the damage they dealt there to the Samnites was done by raiding
Latin_War
Province of the Roman Empire
et Calabria Campania Corsica Lucania et Bruttium Picenum Suburbicarium Samnium Sardinia Sicilia Tuscia et Umbria Valeria Diocese of Annonarian Italy Alpes
Lucania_et_Bruttium
Ancient Italian people
while the more lofty and central ridges of the mountains were included in Samnium. The Frentani are expressly termed by Strabo as a Samnite people, and he
Frentani
Decade
the Romans commit to war against the Samnites. Fulvius invades central Samnium and defeats a Samnite army near Bovianum. He then captures Aufidena and
290s_BC
Period of Roman history (c. 509 – 27 BC)
was notable for its wine and olives; other areas, like the Po Valley, Samnium, and the Appennine highlands generally, were noted for sheep and pig raising
Roman_Republic
Roman outpost established in conquered territory to secure it
(Etruria) BC 268 Beneventum (Samnium) BC 268 Ariminum (Aemilia) BC 268 Brundisium (Apulia) BC 264 Firmum BC 263 Aesernia (Samnium) BC 247 Alsium (Etruria)
Colonia_(Roman)
castle in Benevento, southern Italy. It currently houses the Museum of the Samnium. Archaeological excavations held during the 1998 restoration have proven
Rocca_dei_Rettori
Battle in 315 BC during the Second Samnite War
Salmon, E.T. (1967). Samnium and the Samnites. Cambridge University Press. pp. 234–36. ISBN 9780521061858. Salmon, E.T. (1967). Samnium and the Samnites.
Battle_of_Lautulae
Region of Italy
of Regio VII – Etruria, and today's Province of Rieti joined Regio IV – Samnium. After the Gothic conquest of Italy at the end of the fifth century, modern
Lazio
Archaeological excavation in Italy
Abruzzo, Italy. It was notable for its revolutionary interpretation of Samnium as a dynamic participant in the history of the Adriatic as well as its
Sangro_Valley_Project
Comune in Molise, Italy
Canale and Rigaini. The Samnites comprised several distinct tribes in Samnium, a wholly inland district of south-central Italy named after them. The
Agnone
Sámi religion (Sami people of Fennoscandia) Samnite religion (Samnites of Samnium) Slavic paganism (Early Slavs/Slavs) of Eastern and Southeastern Europe)
List_of_ethnic_religions
Battle in 343 BC
against the Samnites. Valerius led his into Campania and Cornelius his into Samnium. In Campania, Valerius won the first Roman victory against the Samnites
Battle_of_Suessula
Samnite military commander
to press into Samnite territory. In 321 BC, the Romans were moving into Samnium, and Pontius, who was encamped at Caudium, discovered that the army led
Gaius_Pontius
First battle of the First Samnite War
armies against the Samnites - Valerius into Campania and Cornelius into Samnium. Valerius camped his army at Mount Gaurus. The Samnites had moved into
Battle_of_Mount_Gaurus
War between Rome and its Italian allies
second century proceeded with considerable heterogeneity: in Apulia and Samnium, Latin influence was largely absent in both the archaeological and literary
Social_War_(91–87_BC)
Historical region of central Italy
In the Augustan division of Italy, Sabina was included in the region IV Samnium. With Diocletian's late 3rd-century administrative reforms, Italy became
Sabina_(region)
Character in Sabine mythology
{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) Salmon, E. T. (1967). Samnium and the Samnites. Cambridge University Press. p. 30. ISBN 978-0521135726
Sabus
War between Rome and Carthage (218–201 BC)
the local population. His subordinate Hanno was able to raise troops in Samnium in 214 BC, but the Romans intercepted these new levies in the battle of
Second_Punic_War
Administrative unit of the Roman Empire
et Calabria Campania Corsica Lucania et Bruttium Picenum Suburbicarium Samnium Sardinia Sicilia Tuscia et Umbria Valeria Diocese of Annonarian Italy Alpes
Roman_diocese
Latin personal name
of Tibur, the Umbrian town of Tifernum, and the mountain and river in Samnium known as Tifernus. The Etruscan cognate of Tiberius is Thefarie, and an
Tiberius_(praenomen)
Governor of a province in the Roman republic
the previous year, was elected as proconsul to conduct the campaign in Samnium. During the Third Samnite War (298–290 BC) the consuls of the previous
Proconsul
Historical region in Central Anatolia, Turkey
et Calabria Campania Corsica Lucania et Bruttium Picenum Suburbicarium Samnium Sardinia Sicilia Tuscia et Umbria Valeria Diocese of Annonarian Italy Alpes
Cappadocia
Roman province located in modern-day Turkey and Greece
et Calabria Campania Corsica Lucania et Bruttium Picenum Suburbicarium Samnium Sardinia Sicilia Tuscia et Umbria Valeria Diocese of Annonarian Italy Alpes
Asia_(Roman_province)
Roman Empire province from 121 BC to the 5th century AD
et Calabria Campania Corsica Lucania et Bruttium Picenum Suburbicarium Samnium Sardinia Sicilia Tuscia et Umbria Valeria Diocese of Annonarian Italy Alpes
Gallia_Narbonensis
Britain under Roman rule (43 AD – c. 410 AD)
et Calabria Campania Corsica Lucania et Bruttium Picenum Suburbicarium Samnium Sardinia Sicilia Tuscia et Umbria Valeria Diocese of Annonarian Italy Alpes
Roman_Britain
1st century BC Samnite leader of an anti-Rome rebellion
Adriano (1991). "C. Papius C. F. Mutilus Imp.". In Capini, Stefania (ed.). Samnium: Archeologia del Molise. Casa Editrice Quasar. pp. 149–152. ISBN 88-7140-036-4
Gaius_Papius_Mutilus
Comune in Campania, Italy
Samnites. "Batulum" is first mentioned along with other localities in Samnium, in book seven of Virgil’s Aeneid: "Nec tu carminibus nostris indictus
Paduli
Ancient ethnic group from north-western Italy and south-eastern Gaul
their subjugation, marked by the deportation of some 40,000 Apuani to Samnium in 180 BC. Under Augustus the name Liguria was given a fixed administrative
Ligures
Roman province
et Calabria Campania Corsica Lucania et Bruttium Picenum Suburbicarium Samnium Sardinia Sicilia Tuscia et Umbria Valeria Diocese of Annonarian Italy Alpes
Raetia
UNESCO World Heritage Site
chiselled on stone, the majority of colonizing families came from Picenum, Samnium, and Campania, which also explains why the colony was Latin and not Roman
Aquileia
today's Marche) Latium et Campania (the coastal parts of Lazio and Campania) Samnium (Abruzzo, Molise and Irpinia) Apulia et Calabria (today's Apulia) Lucania
Name_of_Italy
Ancient Roman goddess of love, sex and fertility
connection on unwilling or conquered domestic territories once allied to Samnium, such as Pompei. The emperor Hadrian built a temple to Venus Felix et Roma
Venus_(mythology)
Speech by Cicero
addressed to the judge Gaius Aquilius Gallus. Cluentius, from Larinum in Samnium, was accused in 69 BC by his mother Sassia of having poisoned his stepfather
Pro_Cluentio
Administrative division of the Late Roman Empire (347-630s)
et Calabria Campania Corsica Lucania et Bruttium Picenum Suburbicarium Samnium Sardinia Sicilia Tuscia et Umbria Valeria Diocese of Annonarian Italy Alpes
Praetorian prefecture of Illyricum
Praetorian_prefecture_of_Illyricum
Region in Italy
At one point in history, a distinct group of Oscan-speaking tribes from Samnium (in south-central Italy), the Samnites, moved down into Campania. Since
Campania
Aulus Cluentius Habitus was a wealthy citizen of Larinum in Samnium, and subject of a Roman cause célèbre. In 74 BC, he accused his stepfather Statius
Aulus_Cluentius_Habitus
Ancient Roman general and statesman
fortifications in Samnium, sent Quintus Fabius to suppress disturbances by the plebeians in Lucania, left the ravaging of rural Samnium to Publius Decius
Lucius Volumnius Flamma Violens
Lucius_Volumnius_Flamma_Violens
et Calabria Campania Corsica Lucania et Bruttium Picenum Suburbicarium Samnium Sardinia Sicilia Tuscia et Umbria Valeria Diocese of Annonarian Italy Alpes
History of the Romans in Arabia
History_of_the_Romans_in_Arabia
Roman province in Hispania (27 BC – c. 410 AD)
et Calabria Campania Corsica Lucania et Bruttium Picenum Suburbicarium Samnium Sardinia Sicilia Tuscia et Umbria Valeria Diocese of Annonarian Italy Alpes
Lusitania
Disambiguation page
2nd century AD theologian Bissextus Sentences of Sextus E.T. Salmon, Samnium and the Samnites (Cambridge University Press, 1967, 2010), pp. 53, 156
Sextus
Topics referred to by the same term
Two cities of ancient Italy were named Bovianum, both in Samnium: Bojano (Bovianum Undecumanorum) Bovianum Vetus, a colonia of uncertain location, sometimes
Bovianum
Comune in Lazio, Italy
located outside the ancient city, across the road leading to Rome and Samnium. Measuring 188 by 140 metres (617 by 459 ft), it included a theatre, a
Tivoli,_Lazio
Church building in Benevento, Italy
numerous privileges signed by him, some of which are in the Museum of Samnium near the church. The edifice was modeled on the Palatine Chapel of the
Santa_Sofia,_Benevento
et Umbria Picenum Suburbicarium Apulia et Calabria Bruttia et Lucania Samnium Valeria Corsica Sicilia Sardinia Annonaria refers to a reliance on the
List_of_Late_Roman_provinces
Eastern Roman administrative division (584–751)
et Calabria Campania Corsica Lucania et Bruttium Picenum Suburbicarium Samnium Sardinia Sicilia Tuscia et Umbria Valeria Diocese of Annonarian Italy Alpes
Exarchate_of_Ravenna
Roman governor of Judea and condemner of Jesus
common speech. The name Pontius suggests that an ancestor of his came from Samnium in central, southern Italy, and he may have belonged to the family of Gavius
Pontius_Pilate
Littoral region of ancient Libya
et Calabria Campania Corsica Lucania et Bruttium Picenum Suburbicarium Samnium Sardinia Sicilia Tuscia et Umbria Valeria Diocese of Annonarian Italy Alpes
Marmarica
4th-century BC Roman politician and general
Samnium and the Samnites, p. 218. Oakley, Commentary on Livy, vol. II, pp. 676, 677. Salmon, Samnium and the Samnites, pp. 219, 220. Salmon, Samnium and
Lucius_Papirius_Cursor
extending into the province of Campobasso, Molise. Their name derives from Samnium, an ancient Roman administrative region. Geologically, they were formed
Sannio_Hills
Comune in Campania, Italy
and about 10 km (6.2 mi) southeast of Benevento. It also belongs to the Samnium historical region. Its territory has an altitude of between 169m and 388m
Calvi,_Campania
Ancient Roman family
the middle of the first century AD. Gaius Tillius, buried at Larinum in Samnium, in a tomb built by his son, Lucius Tillius Trassa, dating from the early
Tillia_gens
Southern European nougat confection
since it predates Roman times and was widely known in the territories of Samnium. [unreliable source?] Although originally resembling sticky paste, it now
Turrón
<Rock>. According to Ptolemy, they inhabited the most northern part of Samnium, bordering on the Peligni and the Frentani; but more especially the upper
Caraceni_(tribe)
Battle of the Second Punic War
before turning east toward Molise, passing through the rugged terrain of Samnium. Throughout this movement, he was shadowed by Roman forces under the command
Battle_of_Geronium
Ancient geopolitical region of Anatolia (Turkey)
et Calabria Campania Corsica Lucania et Bruttium Picenum Suburbicarium Samnium Sardinia Sicilia Tuscia et Umbria Valeria Diocese of Annonarian Italy Alpes
Lycia
Ancient Roman town
Vestinian, Roman, Byzantine Location Modern-day Italy (Pescara) Region Samnium History Built Before 4th century BC Site notes Condition In ruins Public access
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