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Latin League
Latin League Foedus Latinum | |||||||||||
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| 793 BC–338 BC | |||||||||||
 Map of the main cities of the Latin League | |||||||||||
| Common languages | Latin | ||||||||||
| Government | Tribal Confederation | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
• Established | 793 BC | ||||||||||
• Disestablished | 338 BC | ||||||||||
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| Today part of | Italy | ||||||||||
The Latin League (c. 8th century – 338 BC)[1] was an ancient confederation of about 30 villages and tribes in the region of Latium near the ancient city of Rome, organized for mutual defense. The term "Latin League" is one coined by modern historians with no precise Latin equivalent.[2]
- ^ Stearns, Peter N. (2001). The Encyclopedia of World History. Houghton Mifflin. pp. 76–78. ISBN 0-395-65237-5.
- ^ Tim Cornell (1995). The Beginnings of Rome: Italy and Rome from the Bronze Age to the Punic Wars. Routledge. p. 293.
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