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The outcome of the first Sam Knight war had been inconclusive.

Yes, the Romans had gotten the better of it in battle, but nothing resembling a definitive

conclusion was reached.

The Sam Knight seemed content to consolidate their gains and not press the issue, and the

Romans were disinclined to take the fight to the next level.

They had done right by their allies and driven the Sam Knights out of Compagnia.

They had no interest for now in invading Samdium and trying to conquer a strong willed, capable

and well-supplied army.

Plus, the winds of discontent were blowing in from Lattium, and the Romans knew full well

of that if they got entangled with the Sam Knights, the Latin communities would be in

a strong position to leverage concessions from the Romans.

So a treaty of peace was concluded between the Romans and Samnites.

The Latin saw this as a tacit admission of weakness, and, seeking a more personally

beneficial arrangement with the Romans, decided to strike while the iron was hot.

But before any sort of conflict with the Latins were joined, a further step was taken

in the Poblian, thanks to John for correcting my pronunciation, quest for greater share

and power.

In 342 BC, not long after the mutiny of the garrison soldiers in Compagnia, the plebes pushed

through another set of reforms that solidified their power.

The package included the important provision that one of the consuls for each year not

just could be a plebe, but had to be a plebe.

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