Marsic people

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The Marsic people were an ancient Italic tribe of central Italy, prominent for leading the coalition of Italian allies against Rome during the Social War.

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Marsic people canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Italic tribe
ancient people
afterRomanConquest integrated into Roman citizen body
alliedWith Marrucini
Peligni
Samnites
Vestini
capital Marruvium
citizenshipGrantedUnder Lex Julia
linked to: Lex Iulia
continent Europe
culture Italic culture
describedBySource Livy
Pliny the Elder
Strabo
economy agriculture
hunting
pastoralism
ethnicGroupOf central Italy
ethnonymInGreek Μάρσοι
ethnonymInLatin Marsi
grantedCitizenshipBy Roman Republic
knownFor leading Italian allies in the Social War
resistance to Roman expansion
language Oscan language
leaderDuringSocialWar Quintus Poppaedius Silo
locatedIn Italy
central Apennines
mainSettlement Anxanum
Marruvium
Milionia
Plestia
militarySpecialization light infantry
modernEquivalentRegion Abruzzo
Lazio
opposedTo Roman Republic
partOf Italic peoples
partOfConflict Samnite Wars
Social War
region territory around Lake Fucinus
religion ancient Italic religion
reputation effective guerrilla fighters
skilled warriors
territoryFeature forested landscapes
mountainous terrain
timePeriod 1st millennium BCE
Social War (91–88 BCE)
usedWritingSystem Oscan alphabet
worshippedDeity Angitia
Jupiter
Mars

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Marsic War hasParticipant Marsic people