Marsi tribe

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The Marsi tribe was an ancient Italic people of central Italy, noted for their role in the Social War against Rome and their reputation as fierce warriors.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Italic people
tribe
associatedDeity Angitia
continent Europe
culture Italic tribal culture
economy agriculture (probable)
pastoralism (probable)
ethnoLinguisticGroup Italic peoples
ethnonymOrigin ancient Italic
eventEndBy Romanization under Roman rule
eventStartBefore Social War (91–88 BCE)
geographicFeature Apennine Mountains
linked to: Apennines

Lake Fucinus basin
linked to: Fucine Lake basin
knownFor knowledge of snake-charming and antidotes (in Roman tradition)
reputation as fierce warriors
role in the Social War against Rome
skill in guerrilla-style warfare
languageFamily Italic languages
laterStatus integrated into the Roman state
locatedIn central Italy
linked to: Central Italy
mainSettlementRegion Apennine region of central Italy
area around Lake Fucinus
mentionedBy Livy
Pliny the Elder
Strabo
militaryReputation brave
warlike
neighboringPeople Marrucini
Peligni
Sabines
Samnites
Vestini
opponentInWar Roman Republic
participatedIn Social War
partOf ancient Italy
politicalOrganization tribal community
regionToday Abruzzo
Lazio
relatedGroup Sabellians
linked to: Sabellian
religion Italic polytheism
roleInSocialWar leading insurgent people against Rome
soughtRomanCitizenship true
spokeLanguage Oscan-Umbrian language (probable)
statusAfterSocialWar granted Roman citizenship (as Italian allies)
timePeriod Roman Republican period
linked to: Roman Republic

pre-Roman Italy

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