Social War

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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.

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As the result of the Social War, Chios, Cos, Rhodes, and Byzantium had made themselves independent of Athens.

From The Public Orations of Demosthenes, volume 1 by Pickard, Arthur Wallace

He was taken prisoner in the Social War, and walked in chains in the triumphal procession of Pompeius Strato.

From A Smaller History of Rome by Smith, William, Sir

One reason which induced the Senate to bring the Social War to a conclusion was the necessity of attacking Mithridates, king of Pontus, one of the ablest monarchs with whom Rome ever came into contact.

From A Smaller History of Rome by Smith, William, Sir

Had Fregellae played the part of a second Numantia, the Social War might have been anticipated by thirty-five years.

From A History of Rome During the Later Republic and Early Principate by Greenidge, A. H. J. (Abel Hendy Jones)

This gave rise to the Social War, in which most of the states of Italy entered into a confederacy against Rome, in order to obtain a redress of their grievances.

From Pinnock's improved edition of Dr. Goldsmith's History of Rome to which is prefixed an introduction to the study of Roman history, and a great variety of valuable information added throughout the work, on the manners, institutions, and antiquities of the Romans; with numerous biographical and historical notes; and questions for examination at the end of each section. By Wm. C. Taylor. by Pinnock, William