Why did the Romans exterminate the Samnites?

<p>Besides the Latins, Etruscans, Greek colonists, and other Italians, the Samnite people lived near Ancient Rome. The Samnites had long inhabited the mountains of Central Italy, a region referred to as Samnium. They did not form their state; instead, they existed as a union of independent tribes with their capital at Bovianum (now the commune of Bojano in Italy). Their culture and art drew heavily from their neighbors, the Greeks, whose settlements were located nearby. Militarily, they were no less formidable than the other tribes of Italy. So, how did relations between the Samnites and the increasingly powerful Rome unfold?</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/@ancient.rome/why-did-the-romans-exterminate-the-samnites-6c3a9f7feffa"><strong>Website</strong></a></p>