Prior to this event, three diplomats were sent to the city of Clusium, but ended up killing one of the opposing representatives. Many people escaped t
Prior to this event, three diplomats were sent to the city of Clusium, but ended up killing one of the opposing representatives. Many people escaped to the nearby city of Caere prior to this event. This event was preceded by the Battle of the Allia and an evacuation to a fortress at Veii. In the aftermath of this event, the Volsci, Hernici, and Aequi all revolted. Some accounts of this event say Marcus Furius Camillus came to the rescue during this event, but he was probably unsuccessful. According to one story about this event, an attack up a cliffside against the temple of Carmentis was foiled when a bunch of geese began quacking. Livy recorded that the phrase "vae victis" was spoken by the perpetrator of this event after one side complained of improperly weighted scales during a ransom. For 10 points, identify this action which saw a bunch of Celts partially destroy a city in central Italy in the fourth century B.C.
Prior to this event, three diplomats were sent to the city of Clusium, but ended up killing one of the opposing representatives.
390 B.C. Sack of Rome [or 387 B.C. Sack of Rome; or Brennus's Sack of Rome; or Sack of Rome by the Gauls; prompt on partial answer; do not accept descriptions including "Visigoths," "Vandals," "Ostrogoths," or any other year]