Samnite
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Samnite is an adjective meaning "having to do with ancient Samnium
Samnium
Samnium is a Latin exonym for a region of south or south and central Italy in Roman times. The name survives in Italian today, but today's territory comprising it is only a small portion of what it once was. The populations of Samnium were called Samnites by the Romans...

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Samnite can also mean
  • Samnites, the people of ancient Samnium
    Samnium
    Samnium is a Latin exonym for a region of south or south and central Italy in Roman times. The name survives in Italian today, but today's territory comprising it is only a small portion of what it once was. The populations of Samnium were called Samnites by the Romans...

  • Samnite (gladiator type)
    Samnite (gladiator type)
    A Samnite was a Roman gladiator who fought with equipment styled on that of a warrior from Samnium: a short sword , a rectangular shield , a greave , and a helmet. Warriors armed in such a way were the earliest gladiators in the Roman games...

    , a gladiator who fought with the equipment and in the manner of a Samnite soldier
  • Samnite Wars
    Samnite Wars
    The First, Second, and Third Samnite Wars, between the early Roman Republic and the tribes of Samnium, extended over half a century, involving almost all the states of Italy, and ended in Roman domination of the Samnites...

    , wars between the Roman Republic
    Roman Republic
    The Roman Republic was the period of the ancient Roman civilization where the government operated as a republic. It began with the overthrow of the Roman monarchy, traditionally dated around 508 BC, and its replacement by a government headed by two consuls, elected annually by the citizens and...

    and the Samnites
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