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| The '''Aurunci''' were an ] population which lived in southern ] from around the ]. Of ] origin, their language belonged to the ] group. The Auruncan territory extended south from that of the ], in the area of ], between the ] and the ] rivers. | The '''Aurunci''' were an ] population which lived in southern ] from around the ]. Of ] origin, their language belonged to the ] group. The Auruncan territory extended south from that of the ], in the area of ], between the ] and the ] rivers. | ||
| The Aurunci are often confused with the ],<ref>], wrongly identified the term "Ausoni" with the way Aurunci called themselves.</ref> who however lived in different cities nearer to the ] coast. | The Aurunci are often confused with the ],<ref>], wrongly identified the term "Ausoni" with the way Aurunci called themselves.</ref>{{Or|date=May 2012}}{{Dubious|date=May 2012|reason=No evidence or citation against the identification is offered, and the non-identification does not seem to be consensus}} who however lived in different cities nearer to the ] coast. | ||
| The ] sources describe them as an unevolved population, which preferred to live in defensive villages over the tops of the hills. The Aurunci were allied with the ] colony of ], attacked by the Romans in the 6th century BC. the Romans subjected them only after the ] (313 BC). | The ] sources describe them as an unevolved population, which preferred to live in defensive villages over the tops of the hills. The Aurunci were allied with the ] colony of ], attacked by the Romans in the 6th century BC. the Romans subjected them only after the ] (313 BC). | ||
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For the mountain range, see Monti Aurunci.
The Aurunci were an Italic population which lived in southern Italy from around the 1st millennium BC. Of Indo-European origin, their language belonged to the Oscan group. The Auruncan territory extended south from that of the Volsci, in the area of Roccamonfina, between the Liri and the Volturno rivers.
The Aurunci are often confused with the Ausones, who however lived in different cities nearer to the Tyrrhenian coast.
The Roman sources describe them as an unevolved population, which preferred to live in defensive villages over the tops of the hills. The Aurunci were allied with the Latin colony of Pomezia, attacked by the Romans in the 6th century BC. the Romans subjected them only after the Samnite Wars (313 BC).
The Aurunci mountains and city of Sessa Aurunca bears their name.
See also
Footnotes
- 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica, wrongly identified the term "Ausoni" with the way Aurunci called themselves.
External links
Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Aurunci" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Unknown parameter |W1EC= ignored (help)
- Aurunci in Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, Vol. I, Abaecenum-Hytanis, Sir William Smith, 1854, (Walton & Maberly, London)