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Samnites | Samnite

Samnites meaning

plural of Samnite

Using Samnites

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of Samnite
  • In the example corpus, samnites often appears in combinations such as: the samnites, samnites in.

Context around Samnites

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

across 1× fought 1× reacted 1×

Sentence patterns with Samnites

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

295 the samnites fought on 1× against the samnites across the 1× aided the samnites in their 1× by the samnites when rome 1× help the samnites in the 1× of the samnites 1× of the samnites had ended 1× place the samnites called maloenton 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after the downfall 1× allied umbrians and 1× extension to apulia 1× in the first 1× it must have 1× rome dealt the 1×

Common sentence endings:

across the marsh 1× battle of sentinum 1× capua in campania 1× fought on alone 1× of the flocks 1× of the samnites 1×

Words around Samnites

Just before it in the word index:

samnite 8 sammyboy 2 sammy 313 sammut 21 sammul 2 samms 6

Just after it in the word index:

samnorsk 4 samo 18 samoa 376 samoan 103 samoans 21 samoas 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 13 aamer 13 aave 13 abdelmadjid 13 abdulkarim 13 abdulsalami 13

Corpus analysis for Samnites

  • In this selection, "samnites" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 22.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, across, fought and reacted stand out and add context to how "samnites" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 295 the samnites fought on and against the samnites across the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "samnites" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with samnites

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The Samnites reacted with military force. (6 words)

Extension to Apulia and Calabria By 290 BC, the sovereignty of the Samnites had ended. (15 words)

After the downfall of the Etruscans, Umbrians aided the Samnites in their struggle against Rome (308 BC). (17 words)

Longer example sentences

Since the Samnites were more warlike than the Campanians, they easily took over the cities of Capua and Cumae, in an area which was one of the most prosperous and fertile in the Italian Peninsula at the time. (38 words)

It must have been during this time that they extended the via Appia 35 miles beyond Capua past the Caudine forks to a place the Samnites called Maloenton, "passage of the flocks". (32 words)

Allied Umbrians and Etruscans had to return to their territories to defend against simultaneous Roman attacks, so were unable to help the Samnites in the battle of Sentinum. (28 words)

Example sentences (10)

At 10 a.m. we stopped at a town called Torella del Sannio, the ancient seat of the Samnites.

After the downfall of the Etruscans, Umbrians aided the Samnites in their struggle against Rome (308 BC).

Allied Umbrians and Etruscans had to return to their territories to defend against simultaneous Roman attacks, so were unable to help the Samnites in the battle of Sentinum.

Extension to Apulia and Calabria By 290 BC, the sovereignty of the Samnites had ended.

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.

It must have been during this time that they extended the via Appia 35 miles beyond Capua past the Caudine forks to a place the Samnites called Maloenton, "passage of the flocks".

Rome dealt the northerners a crushing blow at the Battle of Sentinum in Umbria in 295. The Samnites fought on alone.

Since the Samnites were more warlike than the Campanians, they easily took over the cities of Capua and Cumae, in an area which was one of the most prosperous and fertile in the Italian Peninsula at the time.

The Samnites reacted with military force.

The Samnite Wars were instigated by the Samnites when Rome attempted to ally itself with the city of Capua in Campania.

Common combinations with samnites

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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Samnites means: plural of Samnite
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