Later, he won at the Battle of Ad Maecium, after which he captured Bola.
A story in the Life of this man says that a schoolmaster tried to betray a city to his troops by having students exercise outside the city walls – but this general found such treason despicable and gave rods to the students to beat their teacher back to the city, winning the friendship of its citizens. After he promised to rebuild the shrine of Mater Matuta, he marched north and was victorious in battle at Nepete. Later, he won at the Battle of Ad Maecium, after which he captured Bola. He often shared power with his brother Spurius Medullinus and was called from exile to negotiate with Brennus after the Roman loss at the Battle of the Allia. He'd earlier gained immense fame for capturing the powerful state of Veii, brutally sacking that city, and annexing Tusculum. FTP, name this man hailed as ►the "second founder of Rome" who was appointed dictator five times in the early 4th Century BC.
A story in the Life of this man says that a schoolmaster tried to betray a city to his troops by having students exercise outside the city walls – but this general found such treason despicable and gave rods to the students to beat their teacher back to the city, winning the friendship of its citizens.
Marcus Furius {Camillus}