WAR WITH THE SABINES. AGITATIONS AT HOME. _LEX HORTENSIA._ _LEX MÆNIA_, 535 War with the Sabines. M’. Curius, 535 Embassy to Epidaurus, 536 Draining of the Velinus, waterfall of Terni, 538 The Mænian law, 539 The Hortensian law, 540 _Triumviri capitales_, 543 EXTERMINATION OF THE SENONIAN GAULS. C. FABRICIUS LUSCINUS. WAR WITH TARENTUM. PYRRHUS OF EPIRUS. EVENTS IN SICILY DOWN TO THE FIRST PUNIC WAR, 544 War with the Senonian Gauls, 546 C. Fabricius Luscinus. M’. Curius Dentatus, 547 Ti. Coruncanius, 548 Outbreak of the war with Tarentum, 549 Pyrrhus of Epirus, 552 Cineas, 558 Battle near Heraclea, 558 Pyrrhus tries to march against Rome, 560 Pyrrhus sends Cineas to Rome, 561 Pyrrhus returns to Tarentum, 562 Roman embassy to Pyrrhus, 563 Battle near Asculum, 564 Pyrrhus goes to Sicily, 566 Siege of Lilybæum. Pyrrhus returns to Italy, 567 Battle near Taurasia (Beneventum), 568 Pyrrhus’ death. Peace with Samnium, 569 Tarentum falls into the hands of the Romans, 570 Subjection of Italy, 571 Campanian legion at Rhegium, 573 Earlier history of Sicily, 574 Mamertines in Messana. Hiero, 577 Hiero and the Carthaginians defeated by the Romans, 581 Peace with Hiero, 581 LECTURES ON ROMAN HISTORY. INTRODUCTION.