Marsii

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The Marsii were an ancient Italic people of central Italy, known for resisting Roman expansion during the Social War.

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Marsii canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Italic people
ancient tribe
associatedDeity Mars
capital Marruvium
continent Europe
culture Italic culture
demanded Roman citizenship during the Social War
economy agriculture
pastoralism
ethnicGroupOf Italy
foughtAlongside Samnites in the Social War
granted Roman citizenship after the Social War
knownFor military skill
participation in the Social War
reputation as brave warriors
resisting Roman expansion
languageFamily Italic languages
laterIntegratedInto Roman Italy
Roman Republic
locatedIn Italian Peninsula
central Italy
mainSettlement Marruvium
militaryReputation skilled infantry
modernRegion Abruzzo
Lazio
nameEtymology derived from the god Mars
neighboringPeople Marrucini
Peligni
Sabines
Vestini
notableEvent central role in early phases of the Social War
opposed Roman Republic
participatedIn Social War
partOf Italic peoples
politicalStatus Italian allies seeking Roman citizenship
allies of Rome before the Social War
region territory around Lake Fucinus
religion ancient Italic religion
romanization gradual after the Social War
sourceMention Appian
Pliny the Elder
Strabo
timePeriod Roman Republic era
linked to: Roman Republic

ancient Rome
linked to: Roman Antiquity

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Clades Variana opponent Marsii