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
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 Castaigne, J. André
The great man at Rome during the period of the Samnite wars was Appius Claudius—great grandson of the decemvir, and the proudest aristocrat that had yet appeared.
From Ancient States and Empires by Lord, John
The Romans, however, sullied their victories by the execution of C. Pontius, the Samnite general, who had once spared the lives of two Roman armies, B.C.
From Ancient States and Empires by Lord, John
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