. A history of Rome with a map of Italy and ample chronological table . THE CAPITOUNE CHAPTER IV. FROM THE SUBJUGATION OF LATIUM TO THAT OF ALL ITALY, 338 to 272. The gi-eat increase of power recently acquired by theRomans appears to have excited the jealousy of the Sam-nites; and the Romans becoming aware of this, endea-voured to strengthen themselves stUl more, partly byalliances with other Italian nations, and partly by theestablishment of colonies on or near the frontiers of Sam-nium. One of these colonies, sent out in 328, wasestablished on the site of Fregellse, a
. A history of Rome with a map of Italy and ample chronological table . THE CAPITOUNE CHAPTER IV. FROM THE SUBJUGATION OF LATIUM TO THAT OF ALL ITALY, 338 to 272. The gi-eat increase of power recently acquired by theRomans appears to have excited the jealousy of the Sam-nites; and the Romans becoming aware of this, endea-voured to strengthen themselves stUl more, partly byalliances with other Italian nations, and partly by theestablishment of colonies on or near the frontiers of Sam-nium. One of these colonies, sent out in 328, wasestablished on the site of Fregellse, a Volscian townwhich had been taken and destroyed by the the territory thus belonged to the Samnites, theyremonstrated with, and even threatened, Rome; andwhen, two years later, the Samnites supported Neapolis(Naples) in its war against Rome, the latter at oncedeclared war. Neapolis soon after concluded peace withRome, while Lucania, which had been allied with Rome,now joined the Sanmites, who further received the sup-port of Tarentum. Hostilities were commenced inApulia, where
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