The Social War: The Italian Allies against Rome (91-88 BCE)

91 BCE · İtalya · military

When Rome withheld citizenship from its Italian allies (socii), the great majority of them revolted and proclaimed their own capital, Italica (Corfinium).

Rome closed the crisis both by war and by granting citizenship through the lex Iulia (90 BCE) and the lex Plautia Papiria (89 BCE). | All of Italy became Roman citizens; the notion of "Rome" was transformed from a geographical into a political identity.

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What was The Social War: The Italian Allies against Rome (91-88 BCE)?
When Rome withheld citizenship from its Italian allies (socii), the great majority of them revolted and proclaimed their own capital, Italica (Corfinium).
When did The Social War: The Italian Allies against Rome (91-88 BCE) happen?
91 BCE
Where did The Social War: The Italian Allies against Rome (91-88 BCE) take place?
İtalya