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1356 CHRONOLOGICAL TABLES OF The Samnites again defeated. War with the Marsi and Peligni. Coss. Ap. Claudius Caecus. L. Volumnius Flamma Violens. Ccnss. M. Valerius Maximus. C. Junius Bubulcus Bnitus. Fabius proconsul defeats the Samnites at AUifae. Coss. P. Cornelius Arvina. Q. Marcius Tremulus. Diet. P. Cornelius Scipio Barbatus. Moff. Eq. P. Decius Mus. Lisurrection and subjugation of the Her- nicans. Coss. L. Postumius Megellus. Ti. Minucius Augurinus. Occis. e. M. Fulvius Curvus Paetinus. Victorious campaign against the Samnites. Bovianum taken. Coss. P. Sulpicius Saverrio. P. Sempronius Sophus. Censs. Q. Fabius Maximus Rullianus. P. Decius Mus. Peace concluded with the Samnites. The Aequians defeated with great slaughter. Peace with the Marrucini, Marsi, Peligni. The censors place all the libertini in the four city tribes. Cn. Flavins makes known the civile jus and publishes a calendar of the dies fasti and nefasti. Coss. L. Genucius Aventinensis. Ser. Cornelius Lentulus (Rufinus). Colonies sent to Sora and Alba. Coss. M. Livius Denter. M. Aemilius Paullus. Diet. C. Junius Bubulcus Brutus. Mag. Eq. M. Titinius. The Aequians renew the war, but are easily defeated by the dictator. Diet. Q. Fabius Maximus Rullianus IL Mag. Eq. M. Aemilius Paullus. Diet. M. Valerius Corvus IL Mag. Eq. C. Sempronius Sophus. No consuls this year. War with the Marsi and Etruscans. Coss. Q. Appuleius Pansa. M. Valerius Corvus V. The Lex Ogulnia increases the number of the pontiffs and augurs, and enacts that four of the pontiffs and five of the augurs shall always be plebeians. The Lex Valeria de provoeatione re- enacted the former law, which had been twice before passed on the proposition of different members of the same gens. Coss. M. Fulvius Paetinus. T. Manlius Torquatus. Mort. e. M. Valerius Corvus VI. Censs. P. Sempronius Sophus. P. Sulpicius Saverrio. Two new tribes formed ; the Anicnsis and Terentina. A colony sent to Namia among the Umbrians. Coss. L. Cornelius Scipio. Cn. Fulvius Maximus Centumalus. Third Samnite War. The Samnites in- vade the territory of the Lucanians, the allies of the Romans, which occasions a war. The Samnites defeated at Bovianum ; 297 296 295 294 293 292 291 290 289 288 287 286 285 284 283 the Etruscans, at Volaten-ae. Colony found- ed at Carseoli. Coss. Q. Fabius Maximus Rullianus IV. P. Decius Mus IV. The war continued in Samnium. The Etrus- cans remain quiet this year. Coss. L. Volumnius Flamma Violens 1 1. Ap. Claudius Caecus II. The war continued in Samnium, and also in Etruria. Coss. Q. Fabius Maximus Rullianus V. P. Decius Mus IV. Great defeat of the Samnites, Etruscans, Um- brians, and Gauls at Sentinum. Coss. L. Postumius Megellus II. M. Atilius Regulus. Censs. P. Cornelius Arvina. C. Marcius Rutilus (Censorinus). War continued in Samnium and Etruria. Three cities in Etruria, Volsinii, Perns'a, and Arretium sue for peace : a truce is made with them for 40 years. Coss. L. Papirius Cursor. Sp. Carvilius Maximus. The Samnites defeated with great loss. First sundial set up at Rome. Coss. Q. Fabius Maximus Gurges. D. Junius Brutus Scaeva. The consul Fabius defeated by the Samnites ; but his father, Q. Fabius Maximus, gains a great victory over the Samnites, from which they never recover. Pontius, the Samnite general, taken prisoner. Coss. L. Postumius Megellus III. C. Junius Brutus Bubulcus. The Samnites hopelessly continue the strug- gle. Cominium taken. A colony sent to Venusia. Coss. P. Cornelius Rufinus. M'. Curius Dentatus. Both consuls invade Samnium. The Sam- nites submit and sue for peace. Conclu- sion of the Samnite wars, which had lasted 53 years. See b. c. 343. Coss. M. Valerius Maximus Corvinus. Q. Caedicius Noctua. Triumviri Capitales instituted. Colonies sent to Castrum, Sena, and Hadria. Coss. Q. Marcius Tremulus 1 1. P. Cornelius Arvina II. Coss. M. Claudius Marcellus. C. Nautius Rutilus. Coss. M. Valerius Maximus Potitus. C. Aelius Paetus. Diet. Q. Hortensius. Last secession of the plebs. The Lex Hor- tensia of the dictator confirms more fully the privileges of the plebeians. The Lex Maenia was very probably passed in this year. Coss. C. Claudius Canina. M. Aemilius Lepidus. Coss. C. Servilius Tucca. L. Caecilius Metellus Denter. Coss. P. Cornelius Dolabella Maximus. Cn. Domitius Calvinus Maximus. Censs Q. Caedicius Noctua. AM. The Gauls besiege Arretium, and defeat the Romans. In the course of the same year