Rome had emerged strong from the Third Samnite war. Samnium had been subjugated for now and Roman power had been extended well into Lucania and Apulia. In the north the Etruscan city states had been brought under the Roman yoke, and thanks to the founding of the Latin colony of…
Rome was goed uit de Derde Samnitische oorlog gekomen. Samnium was voorlopig onderworpen en de Romeinse macht strekte zich uit tot in Lucania en Apulia. In het noorden waren de Etruskische stadstaten onder het Romeinse juk gebracht en dankzij de stichting van de Latijnse kolonie Narnia hadden de Romeinen ook…
Summary Decisive Roman victory at the naval Battle of Ecnomus (256 BCE); The consuls Marcus Atilius Regulus and Lucius Manlius Vulso Longus sail to Africa with an army and capture the town of Aspis; After his colleague Vulso returns to Italy, the consul Regulus defeats the Carthaginians at the Battle…