In the second half of the 4th century BCE, the Romans began aggressively consolidating power and territory in Italy. Their rapid expansion forced neighboring independent and autonomous city-states to deliberate over the existential question of whether they should willingly submit to Rome or if they should attempt to resist the Romans on the battlefield. Those who decided to oppose Rome at that time often forged alliances with the Samnites, a pow…
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