Rome wasn’t built in a day, but it was built on the backs of those who would suffer at the hands of the Romans. The Latins were a group of cities that outlined the beginnings of the Roman Empire. As we are reminded by Dr. Morey, “In very early times, we remember, Rome was at the head of the Latin confederacy. Later she was united to the Latin league by a treaty of equal alliance, formed by Sp. Cassius. This treaty had been dissolved, and was afterward renewed”(W. Morey 1901). During this time before the Latin revolt, the Romans treated the Latins like second class citizens. They could not vote or hold office and were governed by a council who did not wish for their rights. Before the revolt, when the Latins would demand equality, a senator
