 Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Muna 350 BC, Valerius akagadzwa kuva praetor, zita iro kunyange rakanga riri pasi peconsularship mune mbiri mbiri uye imperium, dzimwe nguva raiitwa nevakuru vakuru munguva iyi yekutanga munhoroondo yezita racho. Mugore rino, Roma yakanga yakakomberedzwa neuto guru zvikuru revaGauls vakanga vasingadi Roma, uye mukupindura izvi, mupurisa Marcus Popillius Laenas akaunganidza varume vechiduku vose vechiRoma vaaigona kuunganidza, sezvo vaRoma vakanga vachitya zvikuru vaGauls somugumisiro wokupamba kwevaGaul Romamakore makumi mana apfuura. Popillius akatora mauto mana evarume kuti arwe nemaGauls seboka rokutanga, achisiya vamwe vose vachitungamirirwa naValerius somutongi mukuru kuti vatungamirire sevarwi kana vaizodikanwa muhondo yaizouya kana kuti kurwisa imwe tyisidziro yokunze kana vakarwisa Roma. Zvisinei, izvi zvakanga zvisingadiwi, sezvo pasina muvengi wokumwe akarwisa uye Popillius akakunda vaGaul. 