Position of the colonies, 417 Origin of the Samnites, 418 Rising in Capua, 419 Constitution of the Samnites, 420 Outbreak of the war, 422 M. Valerius Corvus, 425 Battle near the Mount Gaurus, 427 P. Decius Mus saves the Roman army, 429 Military insurrection of the Romans, 430 Progress of the legislation, 432 Military system of the Romans, 434 THE WAR AGAINST THE LATINS. THE LAWS OF THE DICTATOR Q. PUBLILIUS PHILO. FURTHER EVENTS, 436 Peace with the Samnites. Relations with the Latins, 436 War with the Latins, 438 T. Manlius, 440 Organisation of the Roman army, 441 Battle on the Veseris. P. Decius, 443 Battle near Trifanum, 444 Conditions of the submission of the Latins, 445 Q. Publilius Philo. His laws, 446 End of the Latin war, 448 _Municipia_, 448 Latin colonies, 451 The prætorship thrown open to the plebeians, 454 War with the Sidicinians, 455 Colonies in Cales and Fregellæ, 455 New relations, 456 Rome’s relation to the Greeks, 457 Tarentum, 459 Alexander of Epirus, 463 Rebellion of Privernum, 465 Peace with the Gauls, 468 Embassy to Alexander of Macedon, 468 THE SECOND SAMNITE WAR, 470