Discussion Forum Question Unit 4
Briefly address why the treatment of the outlying Latium towns was so important to the Roman government.

To answer this question, I feel, it is imperative to understand what Latium was at the time.
Latium was the region which several city-states were located including Rome. Rome is located right in the heart of Italy on a large plain known as Latium. Rome was evidently the largest city within Latium and was a leader of this region even though Latium towns wanted to be equally treated. After Roman conquests, we understand that Rome recovered much of the land about the Tiber, which she had lost with the expulsion of the kings, So that now her territory included lands not only in Latium, but also in Etruria toward …show more content…
At the same time Rome established on the seacoast maritime, or Roman, colonies, as they were called, composed entirely of full Roman citizens.
There were certain other towns which were not incorporated with Rome at all. They were allowed to retain their local government, but were compelled to make a treaty, by which they were obliged to cede their public lands to Rome, and to lend their support in time of war.
Another aspect is that Rome wanted to be on top of the other, for example, Rome was at the head of the Latin confederacy when Latin through Sp. Cassius formed Latin League by a treaty of equal alliance, and Rome dissolved it, and was afterwards renewed. It was at this point Latins believed that Rome wished to resume her old position as head of Latium; and this they were not willing to permit. As more people were being born, and more people were demanding rights, such as the commoners, more resources were required. Furthermore, Roman religion and government were much entangled and they saw victory as a means of honoring the