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  1. Italic Script

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    Italic script refers to a family of related writing systems historically used across the Italian peninsula and adjacent territories by various Italic peoples, including the Umbrians, Oscans, and the early Romans. These scripts fundamentally derive from the Etruscan alphabet, which itself originated from the Euboean Greek script introduced to Italy via [Euboean colonies](/entries/euboean-colo…

  2. Samnite Wars

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    Third Samnite War (298–290 BCE)
    The final war saw Rome commit to crushing the Samnite confederacy permanently. The conflict broadened significantly when the Samnites successfully forged a major alliance with Etruscans, Gauls (specifically a contingent of the Senones tribe), and Umbrians, creating a pan-Italic front against Rome.
    The defining moment was the Battle of Sentinum (295 [BCE]…