Pentri

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The Pentri were one of the principal Samnite tribes of ancient Italy, inhabiting the central Apennine region and frequently involved in conflicts with the Roman Republic.

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Pentri canonical 7

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Samnite tribe ⓘ
ancient Italic people ⓘ
alliedWith other Samnite tribes ⓘ
areaOfInfluence upper Biferno valley ⓘ
upper Tammaro valley ⓘ
capital Bovianum ⓘ
conflictWith Roman Republic ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
country Italy ⓘ
culture Italic culture ⓘ
describedBySource Livy ⓘ
Strabo ⓘ
economy mountain agriculture ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ
ethnicGroupOf Samnites ⓘ
ethnoLinguisticGroup Italic peoples ⓘ
eventuallyIncorporatedInto Roman Republic ⓘ
historicalEra 2nd century BC ⓘ
3rd century BC ⓘ
4th century BC ⓘ
languageFamily Oscan ⓘ
linked to: Oscan language
locatedIn Apennine Mountains ⓘ
linked to: Apennines

central Apennines ⓘ
south‑central Italy ⓘ
locatedInTimePeriod ancient Italy ⓘ
majorSettlement Bovianum ⓘ
militaryRole principal military force of Samnium ⓘ
notableFor wars against the Roman Republic ⓘ
opposedExpansionOf Rome ⓘ
participatedIn First Samnite War ⓘ
Samnite Wars ⓘ
Second Samnite War ⓘ
Third Samnite War ⓘ
partOf Samnite League ⓘ
Samnium ⓘ
politicalOrganization tribal society ⓘ
regionCorrespondsTo modern Molise ⓘ
parts of modern Abruzzo ⓘ
parts of modern Campania ⓘ
religion ancient Italic religion ⓘ
polytheism ⓘ
socialStructure warrior society ⓘ
spokeLanguage Oscan language ⓘ
typeOf mountain tribe ⓘ
usedScript Oscan alphabet ⓘ

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