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B. C. B. C.
The Samnites again defeated. War with theEtruscans, atVolaterrae. Colonyfoundthe Marsi and Peligni. ed at Carscoli.
307 Coss. Ap. Claudius Caecus. 297 Coss. Q. Fabius Maximus Rullianus IV.
L. Volumnius Flamma Violens. P. Decius Mus IV.
Ccnss. M. Valerius Maximus. The war continued in Samnium. The EtrusC. Junius Bubulcus Brutus. cans remain quiet this year.
Fabius proconsul defeats the Samnites at 296 Coss. L. Volumnius Flamma Violens II.
Allifae. Ap. Claudius Caecus II.
306 Coss. P. Cornelius Arvina. The war continued in Samnium, and also in
Q. Marcius Tremulus. Etruria.
Diet. P. Cornelius Scipio Barbatus. 295 Coss. Q. Fabius Maximus Rullianus V.
Mefag. Eq. P. Decius Mus. P. Decius Mus IV.
Insurrection and subjugation of the Her- Great defeat of the Samnites, Etruscans, Umnicans. brians, and Gauls at Sentinum.
305 Coss. L. Postumius Megellus. 294 Coss. L. Postumius Megellus II.
Ti. Minucius Augurinus. Occis. e. M. Atilius Regulus.
M. Fulvius Curvus Paetinus. Censs. P. Cornelius Arvina.
Victorious campaign against the Samnites. C. Marcius Rutilus (Censorinus).
Bovianum taken. War continued in Samnium and Etruria.
304 Coss. P. Sulpicius Saverrio. Three cities in Etruria, Volsinii, Perusia,
P. Sempronius Sophus. and Arretium sue for peace: a truce is
Censs. Q. Fabius Maximus Rullianus. made with them for 40 years.
P. Decius Mus. 293 Coss. L. Papirius Cursor.
Peace concluded with the Samnites. The Sp. Carvilius Maximus.
Aequians defeated with great slaughter. The Samnites defeated with great loss. First
Peace with the Marrucini, Marsi, Peligni. sundial set up at Rome.
The censors place all the libertini in the 292 Coss. Q. Fabius Maximus Gurges.
four city tribes. D. Junius Brutus Scaeva.
Cn. Flavius makes known the civile jus The consul Fabius defeated by the Samnites;
and publishes a calendar 6f the dies fasti but his father, Q. Fabius Maximeus, gains a
and nefasti. great victory over the Sanmites, from which
303 Coss. L. Genucius Aventinensis. they never recover. Pontius, the Sasnite
Ser. Cornelius Lentulus (Rufinus). general, taken prisoner.
Colonies sent to Sora and Alba. 291 Coss. L. Postumius Megellus III.
302 Coss. M. Livius Denter. C. Junius Brutus Bubulcus.
M. Aemilius Paullus. The Samnites hopelessly continue the strugDiet. C. Junins Bubulcus Brutus. gle. Cominium taken. A colony sent to
Maye. Eq. M. Titinius.' Venusia.
The Aequians renew the war, but are easily 290 Coss. P. Cornelius Rufinus.
defeated by the dictator. M'. Curius Dentatus.
301 Diet. Q. Fabius Maximus Rullianus II. Both consuls invade Samnium. The Sam.n
elag. Eq. M. Aemilius Paullus. nites submit and sue for peace. ConcluDiet. M. Valerius Corvus II. sion of the Samnite wars, which had lasted
Mig. Eq. C. Sempronius Sophus. 53 years. See B. c. 343.
No consuls this year. War with the Marsi 289 Coss. M. Valerius Maximus Corvinus.
and Etruscans. Q. Caedicius Noctua.
300 Coss. Q. Appuleius Pansa. Triumviri Capitales instituted. Colonies sent
M. Valerius Corvus V. to Castrum, Sena, and Hadria.
The Lex Ogulnia increases the number of the 288 Coss. Q. Marcius Tremulus II.
pontiffs and augurs, and enacts that four P. Cornelius Arvina II.
of the pontiffs and five of the augurs shall 287 Coss. M. Claudius Marcellus.
always be plebeians. C. Nautins Rutilus.
The Lex Valeria de provocatione re- 286 Coss. M. Valerius Maximus Potitus.
enacted the former law, which had been C. Aelius Paetus.
twice before passed on the proposition of Diet. Q. Hortensius.
different members of the same gens. Last secession of the plebs. The Lex Hor299 Coss. M. Fulvius Paetinus. tensia of the dictator confirms more fully
T. Manlius Torquatus. Mort. e. the privileges of the plebeians. The Lex
M. Valerius Corvus VI. Maenia was very probably passed in this
Censs. P. Sempronius Sophus. year.
P. Sulpicius Saverrio. 285 Coss. C. Claudius Canina.
Two new tribes formed; the Aniensis and M. Aemilius Lepidus.
Terentina. A colony sent to Narnia among 284 Coss. C. Servilius Tucca.
the Umbrians. L. Caecilius Metellus Dc.'ter.
298 Coss. L. Cornelius Scipio. 283 Coss. P. Cornelius Dolabella Maximnsil
Cn. Fulvius Maximus Centumalus. Cn. Domitius Calvinus Alaximts.
THIRD SAMNITE WAR. The Samnites in- Censs.
vade the territory of the Lucanians, the Q. Caedicius Noctua. Abt.
allies of the Romans, which occasions a The Gauls besiege Arretium, and defeat the
war. The Samnites defeated at Bovianum; Romans. In the course of the same year