Social War

noun

1. Greek History. the war between Athens and its confederates, 357–355 b.c.
2. Roman History. the war in Italy between Rome and its allies, 90–88 b.c.

Example Sentences

The social war between the Facebook/Microsoft axis and Google will help define the Web's next decade.

From The Daily Beast

The consul Rutilius Lupus was destroyed with his forces, by an ambuscade, near the river Livis, during the social war.

From Project Gutenberg

Social war was visible there with all its horrors and its furies—every body saw it, and I myself forboded it like every body else.

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On his return he served as legate in the Social War , and defeated the Marsi on two occasions.

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The incredible frequency of these strikes proves best of all to what extent the social war has broken out all over England.

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The town only acquired municipal rights after the Social War, and was a place of little importance, except as a seaside resort.

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