012- The First Samnite War

Published: Feb. 25, 2010, 4:52 a.m.

b'From 343-341 BC Rome fought a brief war against the Samnites, a\\npowerful hill tribe who would plague the Romans for the rest of the\\ncentury. The Romans won an inconclusive victory, but the war was only\\nthe opening salvo in a long running struggle between the two peoples.'