▁large ▁army ▁to ▁Sic ily , ▁which ▁lands ▁at ▁L ily ba e um . ▁Tim ole on ▁of ▁Sy rac use ▁meets ▁this ▁large ▁Car th agin ian ▁army ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁C rim iss us ▁in ▁the ▁west ▁of ▁Sic ily ▁and ▁ach ieves ▁a ▁brilliant ▁victory ▁against ▁superior ▁odd s . ▁Despite ▁this ▁victory , ▁the ▁Car th agini ans ▁continue ▁to ▁occup y ▁the ▁western ▁half ▁of ▁Sic ily , ▁with ▁a ▁treat y ▁being ▁concluded ▁that ▁conf ines ▁the ▁Car th agini ans ▁to ▁the ▁area ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁Hal y cus ▁( Pl at ani ) ▁River . ▁▁ ▁Roman ▁Republic ▁▁ ▁An ▁emb ass y ▁is ▁sent ▁by ▁the ▁Latin ▁pe op les ▁to ▁the ▁Roman ▁Senate ▁asking ▁for ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁a ▁single ▁republic ▁between ▁Rome ▁and ▁Lat ium , ▁in ▁which ▁both ▁parties ▁would ▁be ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁equal . ▁As ▁Rome ▁cons iders ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁Latin ▁League , ▁it ▁ref uses ▁to ▁treat ▁the ▁Latin ▁people ▁as ▁being ▁equal ▁polit ically , ▁or ▁to ▁have ▁Latin ▁people ▁in ▁the ▁Roman ▁Senate . ▁With ▁Rome ' s ▁ref us al ▁of ▁the ▁proposal , ▁the ▁Latin ▁War ▁begins . ▁The ▁Lat ins ▁fight ▁with ▁the ▁Camp ani ans , ▁while ▁Rome ▁joins ▁the ▁Sam n ites ▁to ▁attack ▁the ▁Lat ins . ▁Only ▁the ▁Laur entes ▁in ▁Lat ium ▁and ▁the ▁equ ites ▁of ▁Camp ania ▁remain ▁with ▁the ▁Rom ans , ▁who , ▁for ▁their ▁part