Gaius then proposed a law which would grant citizenship rights to Rome's Italian allies.
In this last rebellion of the Italian allies, Sulla served with brilliance as a general.
Rome itself was involved in the Social War, a civil war with its Italian allies.
An important element of support was their greater access to foreign aid, with their German and Italian allies helping considerably.
The Italian allies enjoyed complete autonomy outside the fields of military and foreign policy.
Hannibal's Italian allies, on the other hand, served in their own units and under independent command.
The northern third was to be assigned to its Italian ally, while the central part would fall under German rule.
However, Drusus wanted to grant citizenship rights to the Italian allies.
Other ager publicus remained with the Italian allies from whom it had been confiscated.
Most of the force, therefore, that he took into Sicily were mercenaries or Italian allies.
