Samnite
Britishnoun
adjective
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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 Arthur Edward Romilly Boak
The defeated nations would not, however, submit to Rome without one more final struggle, and the third Samnite war was renewed the following year, for which the Samnites called to their aid the Gauls.
From Ancient States and Empires by John Lord
Subiaco lies beyond Tivoli, southeast from Rome, at the upper end of a wild gorge in the Samnite mountains.
From Casa Braccio, Volumes 1 and 2 by J. André Castaigne
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