Latin League

Latin League
Foedus Latinum
793 BC – 338 BC
Map of the main cities of the Latin League
Map of the main cities of the Latin League
Common languagesLatin
GovernmentTribal Confederation
History 
• Established
793 BC 
• Disestablished
 338 BC
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Latins (Italic tribe)
Alba Longa
Roman Republic
Today part ofItaly

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]

  1. ^ Stearns, Peter N. (2001). The Encyclopedia of World History. Houghton Mifflin. pp. 76–78. ISBN 0-395-65237-5.
  2. ^ 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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