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Samnite Wars

The First, Second, and Third Samnite Wars (343–341 BC, 326–304 BC, and 298–290 BC) were fought between the Roman Republic and the Samnites, who lived on a stretch of the Apennine Mountains south of Rome and north of the Lucanian tribe.

First Samnite War (343 to 341 BC), Second (or Great) Samnite War (326 to 304 BC) & Outbreak

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First Samnite War (343 to 341 BC)

Marcus Valerius CorvusAulus Cornelius Cossus ArvinaFirst battleMount GaurusCumae
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Second (or Great) Samnite War (326 to 304 BC)

VestiniLucius Papirius CursorMessapiiIapygesDauni
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Outbreak

FregellaeQuintus Publilius PhiloPrivernumFundiFormiae
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Overview

Roman RepublicSamnitesApennine MountainsRomeLucanian tribe
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Location
Central Italy and parts of southern Italy
Date
1st: 343–341 BC · 2nd: 327–304 BC · 3rd: 298–290 BC
Result
Roman control over much of central Italy and part of southern Italy (the modern regions of Lazio, Abruzzo, Molise, Campania and Basilicata and Northern Apulia)

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First Samnite War (343 to 341 BC)

Outbreak

Second (or Great) Samnite War (326 to 304 BC)

Aftermath

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Samnite Wars

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Samnite Wars

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related to Aftermath · 52
Samnite Wars → Adriatic, Adriatic Sea, Amiternum, Aniene, Anio, Apennines, BC, Cornell, Dentatus, Etruria, Florus, Forsythe, Italy, Livy, L’ Aquila, Manius Curius Dentatus, Marrucini, Marsi, Nar, Nera
related to External links · 8
Samnite Wars → Archived, BC Archived, Bovianum, Samnite Wars Archived, Warriors, Wayback Machine, Wayback MachineThe Battles, Wayback MachineThe Samnite Pilum
Date · 3
Samnite Wars → 1st: 343–341 BC, 2nd: 327–304 BC, 3rd: 298–290 BC
Location · 1
Samnite Wars → Central Italy and parts of southern Italy
Result · 1
Samnite Wars → Roman control over much of central Italy and part of southern Italy (the modern regions of Lazio, Abruzzo, Molise, Campania and Basilicata and Northern Apulia)

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samnites bc rome roman romans samnite war samnia livy etruscans battle quintus etruria two defeated campania fabius consuls army also

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Samnite WarsDate1st: 343–341 BC1.00infobox
Samnite WarsDate2nd: 327–304 BC1.00infobox
Samnite WarsDate3rd: 298–290 BC1.00infobox
Samnite WarsLocationCentral Italy and parts of southern Italy1.00infobox
Samnite WarsResultRoman control over much of central Italy and part of southern Italy (the modern regions of Lazio, Abruzzo, Molise, Campania and Basilicata and Northern Apulia)1.00infobox
all the early years of the Second Samnite Warinstance ofFinally Diodorus ignores many other events in early Roman history0.80text
Samnite Warsrelated to AftermathWhen0.60section
Samnite Warsrelated to AftermathSamnite War0.60section
Samnite Warsrelated to AftermathRomans0.60section
Samnite Warsrelated to AftermathSabines0.60section
Samnite Warsrelated to AftermathRome0.60section
Samnite Warsrelated to AftermathManius Curius Dentatus0.60section

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