Roman Expansion in Italy: Latin and Samnite Wars (498–290 BCE)

1. Foedus Cassianum allies Rome with Latins

   Jan 1, 493 BCELabels: Foedus Cassianum, Latin League, Rome

   • UVM Chronology
   • Foedus Cassianum

2. Rome renews dominance within the Latin League

   Jan 1, 358 BCELabels: Latin League, Rome

   • Britannica

3. First Samnite War begins in Campania

   Jan 1, 343 BCELabels: First Samnite, Samnites, Campania

   • History of War
   • Samnite Wars

4. First Samnite War ends with peace

   Jan 1, 341 BCELabels: First Samnite, Rome

   • History of War

5. Latin War fought; Rome defeats Latin League

   Jan 1, 340 BCELabels: Latin War, Latin League, Rome

   • Britannica
   • Latin War

6. Latin League dissolved after Roman victory

   Jan 1, 338 BCELabels: Latin League, Rome

   • Britannica
   • Latin War

7. Second Samnite War begins over southern expansion

   Jan 1, 326 BCELabels: Second Samnite, Samnites, Rome

   • Samnite Wars
   • Timeline Samnite

8. Caudine Forks humiliates a Roman army

   Jan 1, 321 BCELabels: Caudine Forks, Gavius Pontius, Samnites

   • Britannica
   • Samnite Wars

9. Rome founds Latin colonies to secure gains

   Jan 1, 314 BCELabels: Luceria, Roman colonies, Rome

   • Key to Umbria
   • UVM Chronology

10. Via Appia construction begins under Appius Claudius

    Jan 1, 312 BCELabels: Via Appia, Appius Claudius, Rome

    • Britannica
    • Appian Way

11. Second Samnite War ends with 304 BCE peace

    Jan 1, 304 BCELabels: Second Samnite, Rome

    • Samnite Wars
    • Saverrio 304

12. Third Samnite War begins with broader coalitions

    Jan 1, 298 BCELabels: Third Samnite, Samnites, Rome

    • Samnite Wars
    • Timeline Samnite

13. Samnites defeat Roman force at Camerinum

    Jan 1, 298 BCELabels: Camerinum, Lucius Cornelius, Samnites

    • Camerinum
    • Samnite Wars

14. Roman victory at Tifernum stabilizes campaign

    Jan 1, 297 BCELabels: Tifernum, Rome

    • Tifernum
    • Samnite Wars

15. Sentinum breaks the anti-Roman coalition

    Jan 1, 295 BCELabels: Sentinum, Roman army, Samnites

    • Sentinum
    • Samnite Wars

16. Aquilonia defeat cripples Samnite resistance

    Jan 1, 293 BCELabels: Aquilonia, Samnites, Rome

    • Aquilonia
    • Samnite Wars

17. Venusia colony founded to control Apulia–Lucania corridor

    Jan 1, 291 BCELabels: Venusia, Roman colony, Apulia

    • Venosa
    • Samnite Wars

18. Curius Dentatus ends the Samnite Wars

    Jan 1, 290 BCELabels: Manius Curius, Samnites, Rome

    • Britannica
    • Samnite Wars