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The Romans fought thee wars against the Samnites (the Samnite Wars, 343 BC to 290 BC) who lived to the south of Rome. They won these wars and in the process they expanded into central and southern Italy to guarantee Rome's safety against attacks by other peoples and gain control of much of the Italian peninsula. . A war against Pyrrhus (the Pyrrhic War, 280 BC-275 BC) a Greek king who wanted to conquer southern Italy, led to further expansion. Thee wars against Carthage (the Punic Wars, from 264 BC to 146 BC) led to the beginning of Rome's expansion beyond Italy.

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