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After some preparations, the Legions III and IV under Lucius Papirius Cursor began the attack on the city of Genoa, where the main force of the Liguri under the command of Chief Semorix was waiting for them. The Legion did split, so they could attack the settlement from four directions.
It was a long and fierce battle, with two cohorts of Hastati being almost eliminated, but in the end the moral of the enemy broke and the battle turned into a slaughter with mercy shown to nobody. More than 2.000 enemies lay dead on the battlefield, but also 700 Romans did not survive the day.
The Republic grew once more and with this additional territory the administrative costs and problems like corruption became a bit more important. On the other hand the Republic was now able to raise more Legions.
At home, reforms to increase the physical fitness of all soldiers were finished and they became more motivated due to that.
In the south, Syracuse had a major success versus Carthage, when it occupied Lilybaion and controlled all of Sicily. In the northeast, the Veneti conquered Iader and eliminated the Dalmatae.