单词 | Samnite |
释义 | Samnite/ˈsamnʌɪt![]() noun A member of an Oscan-speaking people of southern Italy in ancient times, who spent long periods at war with republican Rome in the 4th to 1st centuries bc.The city of Rome gradually gained power from the time of the Tarquins, subduing the Etruscans, Sabines, Samnites, and Greek settlers, and by the mid-3rd century BC, controlled Italy....
adjective Relating to the Samnites.He showed a particular vindictiveness against the Samnite troops which his enemies had raised in large numbers, evoking an echo of the Social War....
OriginFrom Latin Samnites (plural); related to Sabinus (see Sabine). |
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