Osci people (English spelling)

Japanese: オスキ人 - オスキじん(英語表記)Osci
Osci people (English spelling)
A general term for the peoples who lived in central and southern Italy in the 1st millennium BC and spoke the Osci language, which belongs to the Italic family. They are also called Osci. They include the Samnites, Bruttians, Lucanians, Apulians, Campanians, and Volsci, with the Aequi and Sabines being branches of the Osci. They were conquered by Rome by the middle of the 3rd century BC, and in 91 BC they waged a war of alliances against Roman rule, acquiring Roman citizenship, and Osci was replaced by Latin. Osci-Umbrian [Ryuichi Hirata]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
前1千年紀にイタリア中央および南部一帯に住み,イタリック語派に属するオスキ語を話した諸族の総称。オスク人ともいう。すなわちサムニウム人,ブルッティ人,ルカニア人,アプリア人,カンパニア人,ウォルスキ族等を含み,またアエクイ族,サビニ人等もその一分派である。前3世紀中葉までにローマに制圧され,前91年ローマの支配に対し同盟市戦争をおこしてローマ市民権を取得し,オスキ語はラテン語にとって代わられた。オスク・ウンブリア語【平田 隆一】

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