The Social War was fought between the Roman Republic and its Italian allies, known as the socii, who had long supplied troops to Rome's armies but were denied Roman citizenship and a share in the spoils. The revolt began among peoples such as the Marsi, the Samnites and others in the central and southern Apennines, who formed a rival confederation with its own capital. Rome fought hard against them, and generals such as Gaius Marius, Lucius Cornelius Sulla and Gnaeus Pompeius Strabo made their names. At the same time, Rome offered citizenship to allies who had not rebelled and later to those who laid down arms, and this weakened the revolt. By the end, Italy south of the Po was largely enfranchised, but the war left the ambitious commanders whose rivalry led to civil war.
Before and after
- 2nd century BCEOrigins of Vienna
- c. 100 BCEEruption of Okmok
- July 100 BCEBirth of Julius Caesar
- c. 90s BCEPublication of Records of the Grand Historian
- from 91 BCE to 88 BCESocial War of 91-87 BCE
- from 88 BCE to 63 BCEMithridatic Wars
- from September 87 BCE to March 86 BCESiege of Athens
- 86 BCEDeath of Sima Qian
- 83 BCEBirth of Mark Antony
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