A history of Rome for junior classes : with a map of Italy and ample chronological table . THE CAPITOLINE CHAPTEK lY. FROM THE SUBJUGATION OF LATIUil TO THAT OF ALL ITALY. 338 to 272. The great increase of power recently acquired by theKomans appears to have excited the jealousy of the Sam-nites; and the Romans becoming aware of this, endea-voured to strengthen themselves still more, partly byalliances with other Italian nations, and pai-tly by theestablishment of colonies on or near the frontier*^ of Sam-nium. One of these colonies, sent out in 328, wasestablished on t
A history of Rome for junior classes : with a map of Italy and ample chronological table . THE CAPITOLINE CHAPTEK lY. FROM THE SUBJUGATION OF LATIUil TO THAT OF ALL ITALY. 338 to 272. The great increase of power recently acquired by theKomans appears to have excited the jealousy of the Sam-nites; and the Romans becoming aware of this, endea-voured to strengthen themselves still more, partly byalliances with other Italian nations, and pai-tly by theestablishment of colonies on or near the frontier*^ of Sam-nium. One of these colonies, sent out in 328, wasestablished on the site of Fregellse, a Yolscian 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. ISTeapolis soon after concluded peace withRome, while Lucania, which had been allied with Rome,now joined the Samnites, who further received the sup-port of Tarentum. Hostilities were commenced inApulia,
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