The historians' history of the world in twenty-five volumes, volume 05 : $b the Roman Republic
History
The historians' history of the world in twenty-five volumes, volume 05 : $b the Roman Republic
World history
They are defeated. 405-396. Siege of Veii. Dictator M. Furius
Camillus captures and destroys Veii. 394. Camillus marches against
Falerii, the chief city of the Falisci, who surrender. 391. Camillus is
accused of unfairly dividing the booty at Veii, is impeached, and goes
into exile. 390. The Gauls invade Rome and the senate accedes to their
demand that the three Roman ambassadors who aided the Etruscans against
the Gauls should be delivered to them, but the citizens reject the
measure. Battle of the Allia in which the Romans are completely routed
and their city left defenceless. Rome captured, plundered, and burned.
The Gauls attack the Capitol but are repulsed and content themselves with
a blockade. After a siege of seven months the Gauls agree to quit Rome on
receiving one thousand pounds’ weight of gold. Rebuilding of the city.
THE CONQUEST OF ITALY (376-264 B.C.)
376. New laws are proposed by C. Licinius and Lucius Sextius. 367.
Licinian laws are passed. 366. L. Sextius Lateranus first plebeian
consul. 367-349. Wars with the Gauls in upper Italy. 362-358. War with
the Hernicans and the insurgent Latin cities. A new alliance formed of
Latins, Romans, and Hernicans. 358-351. War with Tarquinii and other
Etruscan cities. Southern Etruria acknowledges Roman supremacy. 350-345.
Wars with the Volscians and Aurunci, who are completely subjugated. 348.
Renewal of the commercial treaty with Carthage. 343. First Samnite War.
340-338. The great Latin War. Subjugation of Latium. 337-326. Revolt
of Cales. Treaty with Alexander of Molossia. Siege and destruction of
Palæopolis. 326. The Second Samnite War begins. 321. The great defeat
of the Roman army at Caudine Forks. 319. L. Papirius Cursor conquers
Luceria. 312. The Etruscans, on the expiration of the forty years’ peace,
join in the war against Rome. 309. L. Papirius Cursor utterly defeats the
Samnites. 305. The Romans capture Bovianum, the Samnite capital. 304.
End of the war. 299. The Third Samnite War. 295. The battle of Sentinum,
in which the Romans prove victorious. 294. The allied Romans dissolve.
293. Defeat of the Samnites at Aquilonia. 290. The conclusion of peace.
285-282. War against the new league of Italian cities. 282. Opening of
the war with Tarentum. 280. Pyrrhus lands in Italy. Battle of Heraclea.
279. Battle of Asculum. 275. Battle of Beneventum. Pyrrhus withdraws from
Italy. 274-264. Final settlement of Italy.
FIRST PERIOD OF FOREIGN CONQUEST (264-132 B.C.)
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