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1Samnium — (Oscan: Safinim; Italian: Sannio) is a historical region of the south central Apennines in Italy, that was home to the Samnites, a group of Sabellic tribes that controlled the area from about 600 BC to about 290 BC. Samnium was delimited by… …
2Lucania — otherusesLucania was an ancient district of southern Italy, extending from the Tyrrhenian Sea to the Gulf of Taranto. To the north it adjoined Campania, Samnium and Apulia, and to the south it was separated by a narrow isthmus from the district… …
3Hirpini — The Hirpini (Greek: polytonic|Ἱρπινοί, Pol.; polytonic|Ἱρπῖνοι, Strab., App.), were an ancient people of central Italy, of Samnite race, and who were often regarded as constituting only a portion of the Samnite people, while at other times they… …
4Battle of Ager Falernus — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Ager Falernus partof=the Second Punic War date= Summer 217 BC place= Mount Callicula, Campania, present day Italy result= Carthaginian victory combatant1=Carthage combatant2=Roman Republic commander1=… …
5Battle of Geronium — Infobox Military Conflict conflict = Battle of Geronium partof = the Second Punic War caption = date = Autumn of 217 BC place = Geronium, Apulia result = Tactical Carthaginian victory strategic draw combatant1 = Carthage combatant2 = Roman… …
6Italy — /it l ee/, n. a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870 1946. 57,534,088; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Cap.: Rome. Italian, Italia. * * * Italy… …
7ancient Rome — ▪ ancient state, Europe, Africa, and Asia Introduction the state centred on the city of Rome. This article discusses the period from the founding of the city and the regal period, which began in 753 BC, through the events leading to the… …
8Campaign history of the Roman military — This article is part of the series on: Military of ancient Rome (portal) 753 BC – AD 476 Structural history Roman army (unit types and ranks …
9Cilicia — Not to be confused with Sicilia. See also: Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia Cilicia (Կիլիկիա) Cilicia (Κιλικία) Ancient Region of Anatolia Location Southeastern Anatolia State existed: 16 14th c. BC (as Kizzuwatna) 12 8th c. BC (as Khilikku, Tabal …
10Cyrenaica — Pentapolis (North Africa) redirects here. For other uses, see Pentapolis. Barqa redirects here. For other uses, see Barka. Cyrenaica as an administrative unit included all of eastern Libya from 1927 to 1963: Italian Cyrenaica from 1927 to 1937… …
