Explore Samnite through 8 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like italian. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Samnite meaning
- A native or inhabitant of ancient Samnium.
- A Roman gladiator armed with shield, sleeve on right arm, helmet, shoulder-piece, and greave.
Synonyms of Samnite
Using Samnite
- The main meaning on this page is: A native or inhabitant of ancient Samnium. | A Roman gladiator armed with shield, sleeve on right arm, helmet, shoulder-piece, and greave.
- Useful related words include: italian.
- In the example corpus, samnite often appears in combinations such as: samnite war, as samnite.
Context around Samnite
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Samnite
- In this selection, "samnite" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, ancient, third, first, war, tribes and thracian stand out and add context to how "samnite" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include as a samnite or sabellus and rome s samnite enemies to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "samnite" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with samnite
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The outcome of the Second Samnite War was at last favorable to Rome. (13 words)
Extension to Beneventum Via Appia within the ancient Minturno The Third Samnite War (298–290 BC) is perhaps misnamed. (19 words)
The Samnite Wars were instigated by the Samnites when Rome attempted to ally itself with the city of Capua in Campania. (21 words)
In that case, young Horace could have felt himself to be a Roman T. Frank, Catullus and Horace, 133–34 A. Campbell, Horace: A New Interpretation, 84 though there are also indications that he regarded himself as a Samnite or Sabellus by birth. (43 words)
This change is sometimes attributed to Marcus Furius Camillus and placed shortly after the Gallic invasion of 390 BC; it is more likely, however, that they were copied from Rome's Samnite enemies to the south, Early Roman Armies, pp. 37–38. (42 words)
In the First Samnite War (343–341 BC) the Romans found they could not support or resupply troops in the field against the Samnites across the marsh. (27 words)
Example sentences (8)
The region is steeped in the history of the ancient Samnite tribes which ruled before the Romans, from around 600BC to 300BC.
Extension to Beneventum Via Appia within the ancient Minturno The Third Samnite War (298–290 BC) is perhaps misnamed.
In that case, young Horace could have felt himself to be a Roman T. Frank, Catullus and Horace, 133–34 A. Campbell, Horace: A New Interpretation, 84 though there are also indications that he regarded himself as a Samnite or Sabellus by birth.
In the First Samnite War (343–341 BC) the Romans found they could not support or resupply troops in the field against the Samnites across the marsh.
The first Roman gladiators were prisoners of war and were named according to their ethnic roots such as Samnite, Thracian, and the Gaul (Gallus).
The outcome of the Second Samnite War was at last favorable to Rome.
The Samnite Wars were instigated by the Samnites when Rome attempted to ally itself with the city of Capua in Campania.
This change is sometimes attributed to Marcus Furius Camillus and placed shortly after the Gallic invasion of 390 BC; it is more likely, however, that they were copied from Rome's Samnite enemies to the south, Early Roman Armies, pp. 37–38.
Common combinations with samnite
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- samnite war 3×
- as samnite 2×