The three campaigns which still followed, before the war in southern Italy was brought to a close, seem, with the exception of the fate of Tarentum, to have past away without such occurrences as stand forth in a manner to attract the attention of hasty and unlearned epitomisers, amid the repetition of monotonous narratives of the ravages of war and the taking of unimportant places. This however is evident, that Rome availed herself of the entire removal of all danger, in order to recover breath after the continued exertions of the last nine years, which had been increast since the landing of Pyrrhus beyond all previous example: otherwise the first two years would have been adorned not merely by a single triumph over the Tarentines and Samnites. In order to have rest themselves, they allowed the Lucanians and Bruttians to rest.

Tarentum meantime was already doing penance for the outrage she had committed. A phrurarchus regarded himself as tyrant of the city entrusted to his power, and it was only in consequence of a mild disposition, which but few among those usurpers possest and Milo not at all, that this power was not exercised in the most revolting manner. Many citizens conspired against him; as their undertaking failed, those who succeeded in making their escape, took possession of a castle where they obtained peace from the Romans.