Samnite
/ (in ancient Italy ˈsæmnaɪt) /
a member of an Oscan-speaking people of the S Apennines, who clashed repeatedly with Rome between 350 bc and 200 bc
of or relating to this people
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How to use Samnite in a sentence
It was the final result of the Roman-Samnite wars which finally determined the question of the overlordship of Italy.
The Two Great Republics: Rome and the United States | James Hamilton LewisWhole cities were destroyed, and the Samnite race was practically annihilated.
The Two Great Republics: Rome and the United States | James Hamilton LewisCinna, master of Campania, was penetrating into Latium, while a Samnite army invaded it on the other side.
History of Julius Caesar Vol. 1 of 2 | Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, 1808-1873.At last three Samnite shepherds discovered him at a distance of fifteen paces from the spot where Matho's tent lately stood.
Salammbo | Gustave FlaubertA stone broke it near the guard; the Samnite was killed and the flood of Carthaginians closed in, they touched Matho.
Salammbo | Gustave Flaubert
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