AR226 Lecture 6: AR 226 Lecture 6
8 Feb 2016
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The samnite wars c. 343 290 bc. A federation of oscan speaking tribes who inhabited the south central apennines. There was a struggle for domination of central italy between the romans and the samnite people. The samnite"s conquered pompeii in the 4th century bc. 1st war took place during 343 341 bc. 2nd war took place during 327 304 bc. 3rd war took place during 298 290 bc. Romans had to adapt their weapons and use the same techniques to defeat them. 3rd war (298 290bc): sabines, etruscans, gauls joined that with the samnites in hopes of stopping rome: 295bc: battle of sentium in umbria: Rome crushed them with the army of soldiers and allies: 290bc: samnites surrendered lands annexed and they received the status of. Roman allies (socii: 283bc: romans defeated etruscans and the gauls, by early 3rd century bc romans had won fight for central italy. Pyrrhic wars and conquest of south italy (magna graecia)
