The consular year began at that time in summer, about the same time as the Olympic year; it must be supposed that the campaigns generally fell in the autumn; and during the cessation of war, which winter brought, changes and revolutions were prepared. In the year 409 (414), before the Samnite peace was concluded, the consul C. Plautius marcht, still in accordance with the league, into the field against the Volscians of Privernum and Antium. The former purchast peace with two thirds of their domain land: Latium evidently received one third as well as Rome. The war was renewed with the Antiatians for the possession of Satricum; a hard won victory led to the devastation of their territory as far as the sea coast.

But when Rome had abandoned the war against Samnium in consequence of a peace, which was without any doubt contrary to the league, new connexions were of necessity soon formed. The Sidicinians were given over to the Samnites: the Campanians, after the Roman garrisons had been withdrawn, saw no safety for themselves except in the continuance of their alliance with the Latins; they were indeed, when united, strong enough to invade Samnium in the spring of the same consular year with a great army.

Latium and the Volscians of Antium, and all of the Volscian name that may have remained on the sea coast, had now given up the war and become allied to one another, like Rome and Samnium: in the same manner also the Auruncians,—the Volscians on the Liris.