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their_o friendship_n or_o diminish_v their_o strength_n but_o this_o prudent_a counsel_n will_v not_o be_v hear_v so_o the_o roman_n have_v these_o article_n allow_v they_o first_o that_o their_o army_n shall_v march_v away_o only_o with_o their_o under_z garment_n have_v first_o in_o token_n of_o slavery_n pass_v under_o the_o jugum_n or_o gallow_n second_o they_o shall_v whole_o quit_v all_o samnium_n and_o remove_v all_o their_o colony_n and_o three_o both_o roman_a and_o samnite_n shall_v live_v under_o the_o same_o term_n of_o confederacy_n and_o alliance_n the_o roman_n be_v constrain_v to_o submit_v to_o these_o disgraceful_a article_n and_o with_o wonderful_a shame_n anger_n and_o confusion_n return_v to_o capua_n disarm_v and_o half_a naked_a and_o from_o thence_o to_o rome_n the_o whole_a city_n be_v most_o sensible_o afflict_v at_o this_o shameful_a disaster_n their_o generous_a blood_n boil_v in_o their_o vein_n and_o nothing_o but_o fury_n and_o revenge_n appear_v in_o 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next_o year_n the_o samnite_n war_n be_v carry_v on_o with_o great_a vigour_n and_o a_o dictator_n create_v which_o be_v c._n paetelius_n who_o make_v m._n foslius_n his_o master_n of_o the_o horse_n 440._o and_o gain_v great_a advantage_n over_o the_o enemy_n after_o which_o the_o roman_n have_v a_o short_a breathe_v time_n and_o but_o a_o short_a one_o for_o soon_o after_o the_o etrurians_n make_v great_a threat_n and_o as_o great_a preparation_n another_o dictator_n be_v create_v which_o be_v junius_n bubulcus_n 441._o who_o perform_v little_a against_o they_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o keep_n upon_o the_o defensive_a in_o this_o same_o year_n appius_n claudius_n be_v one_o of_o the_o censor_n make_v the_o famous_a causeway_n or_o highway_n callâ—d_a via_n appia_n a_o prodigious_a work_n together_o with_o the_o channel_n of_o fresh_a water_n which_o he_o bring_v into_o the_o city_n which_o work_v he_o all_o alone_o accomplish_v according_a to_o livy_n a_o year_n or_o two_o be_v employ_v against_o the_o etrurians_n till_o at_o last_o papirius_n be_v make_v dictator_n 443._o who_o choose_v bubulcus_n his_o master_n of_o the_o horse_n give_v they_o the_o great_a overthrow_n that_o they_o ever_o receive_v yet_o all_o their_o choice_a man_n be_v lose_v and_o from_o that_o time_n they_o be_v never_o able_a to_o perform_v much_o against_o rome_n four_o year_n after_o 447._o a_o dictator_n be_v create_v for_o hold_v the_o comitia_fw-la for_o election_n of_o consul_n which_o be_v cornelius_n scipio_n and_o decius_n must_n be_v his_o master_n of_o the_o horse_n in_o the_o second_o year_n after_o this_o the_o samnite_n after_o many_o and_o great_a loss_n obtain_v a_o peace_n 12_o year_n after_o they_o break_v their_o truce_n and_o the_o ancient_a league_n be_v renew_v with_o they_o and_o this_o happen_v 37_o year_n after_o the_o first_o war_n with_o that_o nation_n soon_o after_o this_o peace_n be_v conclude_v the_o roman_n turn_v their_o arm_n against_o the_o aequi_n 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