Roman conquest of Italy

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The Roman conquest of Italy was the centuries-long process by which the Roman Republic subdued and integrated the various peoples and city-states of the Italian peninsula, laying the foundation for its later Mediterranean empire.

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Roman conquest of Italy canonical 6
Roman expansion in Italy 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
military campaign
chronologyNote largely completed by the early 3rd century BC
preceded the First Punic War
countryInvolved Roman Republic
endTime 3rd century BC
followedBy Roman conquest of the Mediterranean
linked to: Roman expansion

Roman expansion outside Italy
hasPart First Samnite War
Latin War
Pyrrhic War
Roman conquest of Apulia
Roman conquest of Bruttium
Roman conquest of Campania
Roman conquest of Etruria
Roman conquest of Latium
Roman conquest of Lucania
Roman conquest of Magna Graecia
Roman conquest of Picenum
Roman conquest of Samnium
Roman conquest of Umbria
Roman conquest of the Aequi
Roman conquest of the Gauls in northern Italy
Roman conquest of the Hernici
Roman conquest of the Sabines
Roman conquest of the Volsci
Roman–Etruscan wars
Roman–Latin wars
linked to: Roman-Italic wars

Roman–Sabine wars
linked to: Roman–Sabine War

Samnite Wars
Second Samnite War
Third Samnite War
keyFigure Appius Claudius Caecus
Lucius Papirius Cursor
Manius Curius Dentatus
Pyrrhus of Epirus
Quintus Fabius Maximus Rullianus
location Italian Peninsula
Italy
opponent Aequi
linked to: Aequians

Bruttians
Etruscans
Gauls in Cisalpine Gaul
linked to: Insubrian Gauls

Greek city-states of Magna Graecia
Hernici
Latins
Lucanians
Picentes
Sabines
Samnites
Umbrians
Volsci
partOf history of the Roman Republic
result Roman hegemony over the Italian Peninsula
creation of Roman colonies across Italy
establishment of Roman alliances with Italian communities
foundation for Roman expansion beyond Italy
integration of Italian peoples into the Roman state
significance laid the foundation for the Roman Empire
transformed Rome from a city-state into a regional power
significantBattle Battle of Aquilonia
Battle of Asculum
Battle of Beneventum (275 BC)
Battle of Caudine Forks
Battle of Heraclea
Battle of Sentinum
startTime 5th century BC
usedMilitaryInnovation Roman military colonies
Roman road network
linked to: Roman roads

manipular legion
usedPoliticalInstrument Latin Right
Roman alliance system
Roman citizenship without the vote
full Roman citizenship

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Roman military history includesTopic Roman conquest of Italy
Oscan culture declineCause Roman conquest of Italy
Roman–Lucanian conflicts partOf Roman conquest of Italy
Socii (Italian allies) resultOf Roman conquest of Italy
Roman–Etruscan wars partOf Roman expansion in Italy
linked to: Roman conquest of Italy
Picentine War hasPoliticalContext Roman conquest of Italy
Italic world transformedBy Roman conquest of Italy