This marked the turning point of the war. Up to this point Rome had been losing and was in actual danger of extinction. In effect Rome saved itself by giving what the enemy was demanding, though the Romans were not prepared to actually give the citizenship to the enemy – yet. The fact that the Lex Julia specifically excluded communities in revolt shows that the legislation was particularly aimed at keeping Etruria and Umbria on the Roman side. And this it did, though it was a close-run thing.
