Italy (Latin: Italia) is the heartland of the Roman Empire, the land that gave birth to the Latin people. The influence of the city expanded shortly after the descendants of Aeneas settled here around 753 BCE. Soon the Etruscans, Sabines, Umbrians and Samnites fell under the yoke of Roman power. The territory was conclusively assimilated into the Republic in 338 BCE with the conclusion of the latest Social War between Rome and the Socii allies. Now all people of Italian descent are considered ethnically Roman.