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Wikipedia says that Roman Republic wiped out the Samnites in 88BC. Does that mean they just killed all their leaders, or does it mean they actually killed everyone (IE Ethnic Cleansing as we understand it today)?

by /u/grapp in /r/AskHistorians

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