people
Samnites
the Samnites
An Italian people, Rome's stubborn early enemy, invoked as a measure of how often the Germans warred on Rome.
Reading notes
- The Annals §11.24 Samnites
An Italian people who once made Rome pass under the yoke.
- The Germania §37 Samnite
Rome's stubborn early Italian enemy, a yardstick for how persistently the Germans warred on Rome.
- The Histories §3.60 Samnite
The Samnites, the ancient Oscan people of the central Apennines, roused for the Flavian cause.