Apr 2, 2025 · Rome granted Samnium a favorable treaty, forcing them into an alliance and ending their unified resistance for the remainder of Rome's history. The Campanian cities - both Italian and Greek - including Capua and almost all others, were now the undisputed allies of Rome, with varying degrees of independence.

Mar 28, 2006 · Samnites (săm'nīts) [key], people of ancient Italy. Their country was Samnium. The Samnites were Oscan-speaking and therefore should be included among the Sabelli. The Tabula Agnonensis, a bronze tablet that carries an inscription engraved in the full Oscan alphabet, is an important record of the language.

Buca - The name of a town in Samnium, indicating the family's origin. The Aemilii were of Sabine origin, and the Samnites were an offshoot of the Sabines. Lepidus - Meaning "pleasant, agreeable, charming." This was the name of one of the most distinguished branches of one of Rome's most distinguished gentes.

Jan 15, 2010 · I believe that the Sabines were Eastern Italics and that Samnites were a part of the Sabine stock that had moved into where present day Molise is and the rest of Samnium. But the Latins of Rome were Western Italics that were in present day Latium. Are the Eastern and Western Italics,of the same b...

Apr 2, 2025 · Information about the Roman province of Italia. The conquest and assimilation of the Italian tribes was the vital building block that would eventually establish Roman hegemony throughout the western world.

Apr 2, 2025 · The city controlling access to the Tiber also controlled access to Western Italy, Latium, Samnium, Etruria, and partly northern Campania. The town of Ostia , settled on the mouth of the Tiber and the Mare Tyrrhenum, was also a vital source of salt, and access to its mines were of utmost importance to both cities.

Apr 21, 2008 · The political importance of the tribes changed over time (as the number of tribes rose to 35) with the non-urban based tribes (representing landowners) carrying more weight -- until the creation of the Comitia Tributa (which formed one of two assemblies of Rome), which gave more say in political matters to the urban dwellers and plebeians.

Apr 2, 2025 · Aeserninus - This surname was a title of honor given on the occasion of the siege of Marcus Claudius Marcellus at Aesernia, a fortified town in Samnium, in the social war of 90 BCE. The surname itself was conferred upon the son of Marcellus, rather than upon Marcellus, as his son was born at Aesernia during the siege.

Jan 22, 2008 · Aeserninus - This surname was a title of honor given on the occasion of the siege of Marcus Claudius Marcellus at Aesernia, a fortified town in Samnium, in the social war of 90 BCE. The surname itself was conferred upon the son of Marcellus, rather than upon Marcellus, as his son was born at Aesernia during the siege.

Samnite Wars Conflict with Samnium over Campanian dominance. Sardinia For 694 years a Roman Province. Sarmatia An expansive stretch of land reaching from the Caspian Sea. Senate The deliberative governing body of the Roman Republic. Sejanus One of the runner-ups to be the 3rd Emperor but did not succeed.