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If the Samnites were an offshoot of the Sabines via ver sacrum, and the Sabines were an offshoot of the Umbri, who were the Umbri an offshoot of?
And what was the origin of ver sacrum as an italic tribe ritual? Are there earlier instances of a similar practice in other cultures? I understand it’s believed to be a remedy to overpopulation, but where does this all trace back to?
u/Economy_Vermicelli72 — 9 hours ago

