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Samnium (Italian : Sannio) is a Latin exonym for a region of Southern Italy anciently inhabited by the Samnites . Their own endonyms were Safinim for the country (attested in one inscription and one coin legend) andSafineis for the people.[1] The language of these endonyms and of the population was the Oscan language . However, not all the Samnites spoke Oscan, and not all the Oscan-speakers lived in Samnium.
The ancient geographers were unable to relay a precise definition of Samnium's borders. Moreover, the areas it included vary depending on the time period considered.[2] The main configurations are the borders it had during the floruit of the Oscan speakers, from about 600 BC to about 290 BC, when it was finally absorbed by the Roman Republic .

~Wikipedia

Description

Samnium (Italian : Sannio) is a Latin exonym for a region of Southern Italy anciently inhabited by the Samnites . Their own endonyms were Safinim for the country (attested in one inscription and one coin legend) andSafineis for the people.[1] The language of these endonyms and of the population was the Oscan language . However, not all the Samnites spoke Oscan, and not all the Oscan-speakers lived in Samnium.
The ancient geographers were unable to relay a precise definition of Samnium's borders. Moreover, the areas it included vary depending on the time period considered.[2] The main configurations are the borders it had during the floruit of the Oscan speakers, from about 600 BC to about 290 BC, when it was finally absorbed by the Roman Republic .

~Wikipedia