Viggen Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 We just added a new article about Gaius Pontius, Sabine leader - enjoy! Gaius Pontius came from a leading Samnite family - the Samnites being a large confederation of Italiot tribes who occupied the mountains of central Italy. The Samnites were a warlike people, and their expansion westward threatened Greek cities such as Naples on the Campanian coast. This gave another expansionist and warlike people - the Romans – an excuse to become involved in Samnite affairs... ...continue to the full article on Gaius Pontius, Sabine leader Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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