The Romans had been fighting with the Latin and Campanian peoples against the Samnites in the First Samnite War; when the Romans withdrew from the war, the Latins kept fighting besides the Campanians, while Rome joined the Samnites to attack the Latins.
The Romans had been fighting with the Latin and Campanian peoples against the Samnites in the First Samnite War. The Latins kept fighting besides the Campanians. Rome joined the Samnites to attack the Latins. The Romans withdrew from the war.