Sack of Rome by the Gauls
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Gallic sack of Rome · capture of the city · sack of Rome
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Camillus
The Gallic army's capture, plunder, and burning of Rome following the Roman rout, and its prolonged siege of the Capitol.
After that, they fell upon the rest and slew them, made away with every one else they met, sacked and plundered the houses of the city for many days together, and finally burned them down and levelled them with the ground, in their wrath at the defenders of the Capitol.
On the third day after the battle, Brennus came up to the city with his army.
Some remained with their king and watched the Capitol, others ravaged the country round about, falling upon the villages and sacking them, not all together in one body, hut scattered about by commands and companies, some here, some there, moved by their successes to great confidence and the fear of nothing.
Numa
The sack of Rome by the Gauls, presented as retribution for Rome's failure to punish Fabius Ambustus's violation of Fetial law.
After a little, therefore, the Gauls came up and sacked Rome, with the exception of the Capitol.
And it is said that the dreadful disaster which the city experienced at the hands of the Gauls was in consequence of the illegal treatment of these priests.