Italic People - Neighbors and Ancestors of the Romans

When you read about the conquest of Italy by the Romans, invariably terms like Samnites and Volscians pop up. One way to conceptualize these peoples is to recognize their language group, how close or distant from Latin. That is the motive behind this page.

Glossary entry on the city of Alba Longa.

Appius Claudius or Appius Claudius Caecus was a famous and infamous Roman of the Republic whose name is remembered in the Appian Way.

The Aequi were an early Italic people.

The Social War was fought between the Romans and their Italian allies towards the beginning of the first century B.C., in the time of Sulla and Marius.

The Latin League met in Alba in the time of the Roman kings.

The Aequi were an early Italic people whom Livy describes as having been hostile to Rome during the first three centuries of Rome's existence.

The Sabines were an early Italic people.

Glossary entry on Fabula Atellana.

Glossary entry on Atellan Farce.

A synopsis of Ancient Roman history from the Iron Age through the Empire.

A look at the way Hercules was brought into the origin story of Italy.

Glossary entry on Fescennine Verse.