the latins lived in rome.
who were the latins where did they live?
rome
livy writes that when the romans learnt of the latins' secret talks with the campanians they sent for the ten leading men among the latins to come to rome and receive instructions, pretending to be concerned for the samnites. at this time, the latins had two praetors, l. annius of setia and l. numisius of circeii, both colonies. through their efforts, the colonies of signia and velitrae and also the volsci were convinced to take up arms against rome. as there could be no doubt what the real reasons for summoning these men to rome were, the latins held a council meeting to decide what their leaders should reply to the questions they expected the romans to ask. at the meeting, annius complained that rome was treating the latins as subjects rather than allies and proposed that the latins should demand that henceforth one consul and half the senate should be elected from among the latins, and so give latins and romans an equal share in the government. this measure was adopted and annius was appointed spokesman for the latins. the roman senate received the latin delegation in an audience in the temple of jupiter optimus maximus on the capitoline hill, where they advised the latins not to make war on the samnites with whom the romans had a treaty. in a speech to the senate, annius presented the demands of the latins to which he received a furious reply from the consul, t. manlius torquatus. livy writes that, according to tradition, while the senators were invoking the gods as guardians of their treaties with the latins, annius was heard dismissing the divine power of the roman jupiter. however, when storming out of the temple, annius slipped on the stairs and was knocked unconscious in the fall, or, according to some, killed. when torquatus saw annius lying there, he vowed to strike down the armies of the latins just as the gods had struck the latin envoy. this speech was wildly cheered by the people of rome and war was declared.
latin war
bullet::::- latins, people associated with the various political entities created in the levant during the crusades





















































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bullet::::- latins, people of the frankokratia





















































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bullet::::- latins, the historic name all people who followed the roman catholic church, specifically the latin church; used in the eastern roman empire and the broader greek orthodox world





















































bullet::::- latins, or latinos, people of latin america





















































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bullet::::- classical latin, literary latin language of the ancient era





















































bullet::::- archaic latin, literary latin language of the early ancient era
latin (disambiguation)