Latin War

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The Latin War was a conflict in ancient Italy (340–338 BCE) between the Roman Republic and its Latin allies that ended with Rome’s dominance over Latium and the integration of many Latin communities into the Roman state.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Latin War canonical 6
Roman–Latin wars 4
Roman–Alban war 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman war ⓘ
ancient war ⓘ
war ⓘ
belligerentSide Latins and their Italian allies ⓘ
Romans and Campanians ⓘ
cause Latin demands for equal share in Roman magistracies and Senate ⓘ
tensions between Rome and its Latin allies over political equality ⓘ
combatant Campanians allied with Rome ⓘ
Volsci allied with Latins ⓘ
commandedBy Publius Decius Mus ⓘ
Titus Manlius Imperiosus Torquatus ⓘ
conflictType hegemonic war ⓘ
describedIn Livy’s Ab Urbe Condita, Book 8 ⓘ
endTime 338 BCE ⓘ
followedBy Roman reorganization of Latium ⓘ
creation of new Roman tribes in Latium ⓘ
establishment of Roman colonies in former Latin territory ⓘ
geopoliticalConsequence foundation for Roman expansion into central and southern Italy ⓘ
hasPart Battle of Trifanum ⓘ
Battle of Vesuvius ⓘ
historicalSignificance key step in formation of the Roman municipal system ⓘ
marked transition from alliance system to Roman control over Latium ⓘ
location Latium ⓘ
ancient Italy ⓘ
mainBelligerent Roman Republic ⓘ
militaryConsequence strengthening of Roman citizen army ⓘ
notableEvent devotio of Publius Decius Mus at the Battle of Vesuvius ⓘ
opponent Latin League ⓘ
Latin allies of Rome ⓘ
partOf Roman expansion in Italy ⓘ
politicalConsequence end of independent Latin federal institutions ⓘ
subordination of Latin magistracies to Roman authority ⓘ
precededBy Roman–Latin alliance against common enemies ⓘ
relatedTo Latin League ⓘ
Roman citizenship ⓘ
Roman municipalization of Italy ⓘ
result Roman dominance over Latium ⓘ
Roman victory ⓘ
dissolution of the Latin League ⓘ
establishment of Roman hegemony in Latium ⓘ
extension of Roman citizenship to some Latin communities ⓘ
integration of many Latin communities into the Roman state ⓘ
startTime 340 BCE ⓘ
timePeriod 4th century BCE ⓘ
treatyOrLegalAct settlement imposing separate treaties on former Latin allies ⓘ

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Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

ancient Italy → significantEvent → Latin War ⓘ
Horatii brothers → associatedWith → Roman–Alban war ⓘ
linked to: Latin War
Roman–Samnite Wars → relatedTo → Roman–Latin wars ⓘ
linked to: Latin War
Battle of Lake Regillus → conflictOf → Roman–Latin wars ⓘ
linked to: Latin War
Latin League → dissolutionEvent → Latin War ⓘ
Roman–Etruscan wars → follows → Roman–Latin wars ⓘ
linked to: Latin War
Roman–Hernican wars → relatedTo → Roman–Latin wars ⓘ
linked to: Latin War
Roman conquest of Italy → hasPart → Latin War ⓘ
Decii Mures → militaryConflict → Latin War ⓘ