Samnium (Oscan Safinim) was a region of the southern Apennines in Italy that was home to the Samnites, a group of Italic_languages tribes that controlled the area from about 600 BC to about 290 BC. Samnium was delimited by Latium in the north, by Basilicata in the south, by Campania in the west and by Puglia in the east. The principal city of the region was Malventum, which was later renamed Beneventum by the ancient Rome. For most of their history the Samnites were landlocked, but during a brief period they controlled parts of both coasts of the Italian peninsula. The Samnites were composed of at least four tribes: the ''Pentri'', the ''Caraceni'', the ''Caudini'' and the ''Hirpini'', and later may have been joined by the ''Frentani''. The earliest written record of the people is a treaty with the Romans from 354 BC, which set their border at the Liris River. Shortly thereafter the Samnite Wars broke out; they won an important battle against the Roman army in 321 BC, and their empire reached its peak in 316 BC after further gains from the Romans. In 290 BC the Romans finally broke the Samnites' power. In 82 BC the Roman dictator Lucius Cornelius Sulla slaughtered many of them and forced the rest to disperse. So great was the destruction that it was recorded that "the towns of Samnium have become villages, and many have vanished altogether." Ancient Roman enemies and allies Ancient Roman provinces
Is there any historical accuracy to that image of Samnites that is presented? Just wondering. Looks more like imaginative artwork. User:Decius 05:34, 5 Apr 2005 (UTC) :Probably. Whatever the source, there was originally a caption, note the small numbers above each figure. Most likely the design motifs are taken from archaeological hints that have been found; my druthers would be to locate some of the original bits and include photos of those, so we're not being filtered through some "artist's conception" (Anglo-Saxon kings are the worst - we have no actual images of most of them, but that didn't stop 19th-century artists from making their total fabrications.) User:Stan Shebs 15:38, 5 Apr 2005 (UTC)
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Samnium (Oscan Safinim) was a region of the southern Apennines in Italy that was home to the Samnites, a group of Italic_languages tribes that controlled the area from about 600 BC to about 290 BC. Samnium was delimited by Latium in the north, by Basilicata in the south, by Campania in the west and by Puglia in the east. The principal city of the region was Malventum, which was later renamed Beneventum by the ancient Rome. For most of their history the Samnites were landlocked, but during a brief period they controlled parts of both coasts of the Italian peninsula. The Samnites were composed of at least four tribes: the ''Pentri'', the ''Caraceni'', the ''Caudini'' and the ''Hirpini'', and later may have been joined by the ''Frentani''. The earliest written record of the people is a treaty with the Romans from 354 BC, which set their border at the Liris River. Shortly thereafter the Samnite Wars broke out; they won an important battle against the Roman army in 321 BC, and their empire reached its peak in 316 BC after further gains from the Romans. In 290 BC the Romans finally broke the Samnites' power. In 82 BC the Roman dictator Lucius Cornelius Sulla slaughtered many of them and forced the rest to disperse. So great was the destruction that it was recorded that "the towns of Samnium have become villages, and many have vanished altogether." Ancient Roman enemies and allies Ancient Roman provinces
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Is there any historical accuracy to that image of Samnites that is presented? Just wondering. Looks more like imaginative artwork. User:Decius 05:34, 5 Apr 2005 (UTC) :Probably. Whatever the source, there was originally a caption, note the small numbers above each figure. Most likely the design motifs are taken from archaeological hints that have been found; my druthers would be to locate some of the original bits and include photos of those, so we're not being filtered through some "artist's conception" (Anglo-Saxon kings are the worst - we have no actual images of most of them, but that didn't stop 19th-century artists from making their total fabrications.) User:Stan Shebs 15:38, 5 Apr 2005 (UTC)
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