1Vew Military Colonies.founded.-During the consulship of L. Genucius and Sera Cornelius there was almost a complete respite from foreign ,:vars. Colonists were settled at Sora and Alba. 'The latter was in the country of the h::qui; 6000 colonists vvere settled there. Sora had been a V olscian town, but the Samnites had occupied it; 4000 men were sent there. The right of citizenship was conferred this year upon the Arpinates and the Trebulans. The Frusinates "\vere mulcted in a third of their territory, for it had been ascertained that they "vere the instigators of the I-Iernican revolt. The senate decreed that the consuls should hold an inquiry, and the ringleaders vvere scourged and beheaded. However, in order that the Romans might not pass a whole year without any n1ilitary operations, a sn1all expeditionary force ""as sent into Umbria. A certain cave was reported to be the rendezvous of a body of freebooters, and from this hiding-place they made armed excursions into the surrounding country. The Roman troops entered this cave, and many of then1 were wounded, mostly by stones, owing to the darkness of the place. At length they discovered another entrance, for there was a passage right through the cave, and both mouths of the cavern v'rere filled up with wood. This ,vas set on fire, and, stifled by the s111oke, the bandits, in trying to escape, rushed into the flames and 2000 perished. l\L Livius Denter and M. Aurelius were the new consuls, and during their year of office hostilities were resun1ed by the LEqui. They resented the planting within their borders of a colony "\vhich ias to be a stronghold of ROlnan power, and they made a desperate effort to capture it, but were beaten off by the colonists. In their weakened condition it seemed almost incredible that the iEqui could have begun ,var, relying solely upon themselves, and the fear of an indefinitely extended war necessitated the appointment of a Dictator. C. Junius Bubulcus was nominated, and he took the field, with M. Titinius as Master of the lIorse. In the very first battle he crushed the iEqui, and a week later he returned in triumph to the City. Whilst Dictator he dedicated the temple of Salus which he had vowed as consul and the construction of \vhich he had contracted for when censor.