The unification of Italy under Roman hegemony was a gradual process, brought about in a series of conflicts of the 4th and 3rd centuries, the Samnite Wars, Latin War, and Pyrrhic War.
A unificación de Italia baixo a hexemonía romana foi un proceso gradual, provocado por unha serie de conflitos no século IV e III: as guerras samnitas, guerras latinas e guerras pírricas.