Samnite
Britishnoun
adjective
Example Sentences
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Samnite bronze head, a rare Waldesian Evangelical community and an ancient annual pageant with pagan roots that venerates a circular cane garlanded in wild cyclamen flowers.
From New York Times ● Jan. 22, 2024
Between the cherry crop in June and the hazelnut harvest in October, the villagers of Visciano, high in the Samnite Hills of southern Italy, have plenty of time to think.
From Time Magazine Archive
In 354 the Romans concluded an alliance with the Samnite peoples of the south central Apennines.
From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Boak, Arthur Edward Romilly
How long the phalanx organization was maintained we do not know: at any rate it did not survive the Samnite wars.
From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Boak, Arthur Edward Romilly
Sulla advanced into the Samnite country and took its capital, Bovianum.
From Ancient States and Empires by Lord, John
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