and children, slaves and followers, and established a local government
similar to that of Rome. These colonists relinquished their rights as
Roman citizens and became Latins; hence the name LATIN COLONIES.]
The neighboring Latin town of TUSCULUM, which had always been a
faithful ally, was annexed to Rome.

The trying times of these years had caused numerous enemies to spring
up all around Rome; but she showed herself superior to them all, until
finally, in 353, she had subdued the whole of Southern Etruria, and
gained possession of the town of CAERE, with most of its territory.
The town was made a MUNICIPIUM, the first of its kind.

The inhabitants, being of foreign blood and language, were not allowed
the full rights of Roman citizenship, but were permitted to govern
their own city in local matters as they wished. Many towns were
subsequently made MUNICIPIA. Their inhabitants were called CIVES SINE
SUFFRAGIO, "citizens without suffrage."

During the next ten years (353-343) Rome subdued all the lowland
countries as far south as TARRACÍNA. To the north, across the Tiber,
she had acquired most of the territory belonging to VEII and CAPÉNA.

In 354 she formed her first connections beyond the Liris, by a treaty
with the SAMNITES, a race that had established itself in the
mountainous districts of Central Italy. This people, spreading over
the southern half of Italy, had in 423 captured the Etruscan city of
CAPUA, and three years later the Greek city of CUMAE. Since then they
had been practically masters of the whole of Campania.

After the treaty of 354 mentioned above, both the Romans and Samnites