Social War

American  

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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Example Sentences

The state of feeling throughout Italy, before and immediately subsequent to the Social War, alienated from Rome the sympathetic genius of the kindred races from whom her most illustrious authors were drawn in later times.

From The Roman Poets of the Republic by Sellar, W. Y.

Androtion filled several important posts, and during the Social War was appointed extraordinary commissioner to recover certain arrears of taxes.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 by Various

He was about to bring forward a proposal giving citizenship to the Italians when he was assassinated, an event which precipitated the Social War.

From The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to prose. Volume II (of X) - Rome by Halsey, Francis W. (Francis Whiting)

After the Social War it became a municipium.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" by Various

Mr. Strachan Davidson's explanation is perhaps the best, that Cicero means that the old lady was thinking of the Social War in B.C.

From The Letters of Cicero, Volume 1 The Whole Extant Correspodence in Chronological Order by Shuckburgh, Evelyn S.