Marsic

Of these the Marsians were particularly distinguished for their courage and skill in war; and from the prominent part which they took in the struggle, it was frequently termed the Marsic as well as the Social War.

A Smaller History of Rome William Smith 1853

Thus had Alba Fucentia grown at the expense of the old Marsic capital, Marruvium, and sat there as a perpetual reminder of the differences between the Roman and the Italian.

The Grass Crown McCullough, Colleen, 1937- 1991

"I hear the Senate is now calling this the Marsic War."

The Grass Crown McCullough, Colleen, 1937- 1991

At Arausio he had run away, and never since had he found himself in a genuinely perilous situation, even when the Marsic raiding party had attacked his camp.

The Grass Crown McCullough, Colleen, 1937- 1991

Turns out he wanted me to recommend him the names of some Roman citizen Marsi who would be willing to take a census of citizens and Latin Rights citizens in Marsic territory.

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His objective was Alba Fucentia, which he was to relieve should the Marsi have besieged it, or else garrison it against a Marsic attack.

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Cinna and Cornutus have occupied all the Marsic lands, and Alba Fucentia is ours again.

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Shortly after dawn the next day as Cicero stood outside the command tent rubbing his sore buttocks, a troop of Marsic cavalry rode into the camp as if they owned it.

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Thus it was that internal affairs preoccupied both Senate and Forum during December; the most trivial incidents, because close at hand and essentially Roman, outweighed the Marsic declaration of war easily.

The Grass Crown McCullough, Colleen, 1937- 1991

Yesterday I led him and his army into a trap on the road between Carseoli and Sublaqueum, having lured him out of Varia with a tall story — how I had deserted the Marsi and stolen the contents of the Marsic treasury.

The Grass Crown McCullough, Colleen, 1937- 1991