Once the Romans stopped fighting there was little need for the Marsi to continue doing so, and the war in central Italy was allowed to die of benign neglect. By the end of the year the Marsi were a part of the Roman polity. Asculum on the other hand had nailed its colours to the rebel mast, and in the city’s case no negotiation was possible. Pompeius Strabo took the town, and executed all its
