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What (who) is samite$515984$ - definition
SERIES OF WARS BETWEEN THE EARLY ROMAN REPUBLIC AND THE SAMNITES ON THE ITALIAN PENINSULA
Samnite wars 327 - 290 BC; First Samnite War; Second Samnite War; Third Samnite War; Second Samnite war; Samnite War; Samnite wars 327 – 290 BC; Samnite wars; Third Samite War; 3rd Samnite War; First Samnite war
![Ancient Roman fresco from the [[Esquiline Necropolis]], dated c. 300-280 BC, possibly representing scenes from the Second Samnite war](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Necropoli dell' esquilino - fresco.jpg?width=200 "Ancient Roman fresco from the [[Esquiline Necropolis]], dated c. 300-280 BC, possibly representing scenes from the Second Samnite war")
Samite
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A WEFT-FACED COMPOUND TWILL SILK FABRIC; LATER, ANY HEAVY LUSTROUS SILK
Samite was a luxurious and heavy silk fabric worn in the Middle Ages, of a twill-type weave, often including gold or silver thread. The word was derived from Old French samit, from medieval Latin samitum, examitum deriving from the Byzantine Greek ἑξάμιτον hexamiton "six threads", usually interpreted as indicating the use of six yarns in the warp.
samite
A WEFT-FACED COMPOUND TWILL SILK FABRIC; LATER, ANY HEAVY LUSTROUS SILK
['sam??t, 'se?-]
¦ noun a rich silk fabric interwoven with gold and silver threads, made in the Middle Ages.
Origin
ME: from OFr. samit, via med. L. from med. Gk hexamiton, from Gk hexa- 'six' + mitos 'thread'.
Samite
A WEFT-FACED COMPOUND TWILL SILK FABRIC; LATER, ANY HEAVY LUSTROUS SILK
·adj A species of silk stuff, or taffeta, generally interwoven with gold.
Wikipedia
Samnite Wars
The First, Second, and Third Samnite Wars (343–341 BC, 326–304 BC, and 298–290 BC) were fought between the Roman Republic and the Samnites, who lived on a stretch of the Apennine Mountains south of Rome and north of the Lucanian tribe.
- The first of these wars was the result of Rome's intervention to rescue the Campanian city of Capua from a Samnite attack.
- The second one was the result of Rome's intervention in the politics of the city of Naples and developed into a contest over the control of central and southern Italy.
- Similarly the third war also involved a struggle for control of this part of Italy.
The wars extended over half a century, and also drew in the peoples to the east, north, and west of Samnium (land of the Samnites) as well as those of central Italy north of Rome (the Etruscans, Umbri, and Picentes) and the Senone Gauls, but at different times and levels of involvement.
