Samnium

Samnium
Samnite /sam"nuyt/, adj., n.
/sam"nee euhm/, n.
an ancient country in central Italy.

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  • Samnium — (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… …   Wikipedia

  • Samnĭum — Samnĭum, s. Samniten …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Samnium — Samnĭum, das Land der Samniter …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • SAMNIUM — urbs Britanniae, Steph. Strabo l. 4. Ε᾿ν δὲ τῷ Ω᾿κεανῷ φασιν εἶναι νῆσον μικρὰν, οὐ πάνυ πελαγίαν, προκειμένην τῆς ἐκβολῆς τȏυ Λείγηρος ποταμοῦ. οἰκεῖν δὲ ταύτην, τὰς τῶ Σαμνιτῶν γυν αῖκας, Διονύσῳ κατεχομένας, καὶ ἱλασκομένας τὸν θεὸν τοῦτον… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • Samnium — [sam′nē əm] [L < Sabine * Safiniom: see SABINE1] ancient country in SC Italy …   English World dictionary

  • Samnium — 41° 10′ 10″ N 14° 14′ 10″ E / 41.16944444, 14.23611111 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Samnium — Kartenausschnitt zur Lage von Samnium Samnium (oskisch Safinim) war eine Landschaft in den südlichen Apenninen, die Heimat der Samniten, einer Gruppe sabellischer Stämme, die die Region zwischen 600 und 290 v. Chr. kontrollierten. Samnium war… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Samnium — geographical name ancient country S central Italy …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Samnium — Sam•ni•um [[t]ˈsæm ni əm[/t]] n. geg anh an ancient country in central Italy …   From formal English to slang

  • Samnium — /ˈsæmniəm/ (say samneeuhm) noun an ancient country in central Italy …  

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