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Magna Graecia
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The area in southern Italy occupied by many Greek provinces refered to as "Great Greece" by the romans
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Tarentum
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In 280 the city of Tarentum protested the Roman influence on the Magna Graecia area
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King Phyrrus of Epirus
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Claimed lineage to Alexander the great, and with help from broken off factions of the Roman army, attempted to conquer southern Italy failing miserably.
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Phyrric Victory
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A term referring to victories out weighed by many heavy losses just as King Phyrrus' were.
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Influence of Contact with Greeks
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Most significantly was the assimilation of the religion and gods. The romans allowed their some what primitive gods to be associated with more human like gods of the greeks
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The Roman Confederacy
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This was Rome including the Italian and Sicilian areas of colonies they had and was recognized by the entire mediterrainian area.
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