rvmaximus Posted December 21, 2005 Report Share Posted December 21, 2005 Someone stated to me in a history topic that there iwas an Italic tribe the Roamns couldn`t conquer so they left them be. It seems to me highly unlikely but you never know...perhaps they didn`t offer the Roamns much. I think the Samnites were compltely assimailated though and they gave the Roamns enormous amount of problems. Anyone have any input on Italic or Latin tribes,seems a mystery since we know the Romans were only one tribe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.Clodius Posted December 21, 2005 Report Share Posted December 21, 2005 Nope, the Samnites were trounced by the romans. Not before the samnites inflicted a serious defeat or 2 on the romans. On one occasion they compelled a roman army surrender and to pass under a yoke (used by oxen to pull carts) as a symbolic gesture of ridicule and servitude. The samnites did rise up during the Bellum Socium . The famous massacre outside the Colline Gate by Sulla was of Samnite prisoners. But after the social war all was quiet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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