Paeligni

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The Paeligni were an ancient Italic tribe of central Italy, closely associated with the Samnites and known for their role in early Roman history and the Social War.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Paeligni canonical 10
Hirpini 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Italic tribe
ancient people
alliedWith other Italic allies in the Social War
capital Corfinium
citizenshipStatusBeforeSocialWar non-Roman allies (socii)
closelyAssociatedWith Samnites
continent Europe
CorfiniumRenamedAs Italia
linked to: Italy
culturalRegion Samnite cultural sphere
culture Oscan-speaking culture
economy agriculture
pastoralism
ethnicGroup Italic peoples
ethnonymLanguage Oscan
linked to: Oscan language
eventualStatus granted Roman citizenship
incorporated into Roman state
formedPartOf Italian confederation during the Social War
hadCapitalDuringSocialWar Corfinium
knownFrom Roman literary sources
inscriptions
languageFamily Italic languages
locatedIn Abruzzo
Apennine Mountains
linked to: Apennines

central Italy
majorSettlement Corfinium
Sulmo
Superaequum
militaryRole supplied troops to Roman armies
modernRegionCorrespondence province of Chieti
province of L'Aquila
neighboringPeople Marrucini
Marsi
Samnites
Vestini
participatedIn Social War
partOf Italian Peninsula
rebelledAgainst Roman Republic
regionInRomanPeriod Regio IV Samnium
religion ancient Italic religion
sought Roman citizenship
spoke Oscan language
Paelignian language
timePeriod Iron Age
Roman Republic
Social War
usedScript Latin alphabet
Oscan alphabet

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Samnites subgroup Hirpini
linked to: Paeligni
Marrucini neighboringPeople Paeligni
Vestini neighboringTribe Paeligni
Marsic War hasParticipant Paeligni
Corfinium inhabitedBy Paeligni
Samnite-Oscan world includes Paeligni
Paelignian spokenBy Paeligni
Paelignian associatedPeople Paeligni