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Samnite Wars
Sign in to saveseries of wars between the early Roman Republic and the Samnites on the Italian Peninsula
Key facts
- Date
- Date 1st: 343–341 BC 2nd: 327–304 BC 3rd: 298–290 BC
- Location
- Central Italy and parts of southern Italy
- Result
- Roman control over much of central Italy and part of southern Italy (the modern regions of Lazio, Abruzzo, Molise, Campania and Basilicata and Northern Apulia)
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Encyclopedic overview
Belligerents
Roman Republic Latin allies Campanians Samnites Aequi some Hernici Etruscans Umbrians Senone Gauls some northern Apulian towns Commanders and leaders
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