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A compendious history of Italy
A compendious history of Italy
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ever, compelled to recall him, not long afterward. An irruption of Cisalpine Gauls inundated Etruria, menacing the territory of the republic. The Romans marched against them tumultuously, without consuls, without order, and without discipline ; guided by six military tribunes, who disagreed in their wishes and opinions. Impetuously attacked by the barbarians, they vilely turned their backs without scarcely striking a blow, bearing with the news of their discomfiture consternation and terror to Rome. The barbarians, closely following their flying enemy, possessed themselves of the city and gave it to the flames; after which they assaulted the capitol, where the bravest citizens had collected w ith a determination to defend themselves. Meeting with a repulse in their attack upon the capitol, and being impatient to return to their own territory, which had been invaded by the Veneti, they offered to retire for a sum of money. While they were debating the conditions, Camillus, who had promptly collected the scattered relics of the flying army, arrived, fell upon the astonished enemy, and gained a complete victory. This great man, whom Livy pronounced to be the same in prosperous and adverse fortune, celebrated for the taking of Veii, for the defeat of the Gauls, for a second victory over the same barbarians, and for many other glorious trophies, died of a pestilence which about this time afflicted Rome and Italy. [U. C. 410.] To the pest succeeded divers wars against the Volsci, the Hernici, andthe Gauls, and against the Samnites, a warlike people who inhabited the mountainous country now known underthe name of Abruzzo ; and these were mingled with the usual interminable discords between the people and the senate, each of whom, according to circumstances, alternately yielded or ...
This is an OCR edition with typos.
Excerpt from book:
ever, compelled to recall him, not long afterward. An irruption of Cisalpine Gauls inundated Etruria, menacing the territory of the republic. The Romans marched against them tumultuously, without consuls, without order, and without discipline ; guided by six military tribunes, who disagreed in their wishes and opinions. Impetuously attacked by the barbarians, they vilely turned their backs without scarcely striking a blow, bearing with the news of their discomfiture consternation and terror to Rome. The barbarians, closely following their flying enemy, possessed themselves of the city and gave it to the flames; after which they assaulted the capitol, where the bravest citizens had collected w ith a determination to defend themselves. Meeting with a repulse in their attack upon the capitol, and being impatient to return to their own territory, which had been invaded by the Veneti, they offered to retire for a sum of money. While they were debating the conditions, Camillus, who had promptly collected the scattered relics of the flying army, arrived, fell upon the astonished enemy, and gained a complete victory. This great man, whom Livy pronounced to be the same in prosperous and adverse fortune, celebrated for the taking of Veii, for the defeat of the Gauls, for a second victory over the same barbarians, and for many other glorious trophies, died of a pestilence which about this time afflicted Rome and Italy. [U. C. 410.] To the pest succeeded divers wars against the Volsci, the Hernici, andthe Gauls, and against the Samnites, a warlike people who inhabited the mountainous country now known underthe name of Abruzzo ; and these were mingled with the usual interminable discords between the people and the senate, each of whom, according to circumstances, alternately yielded or ...