rn he celebrated
the most magnificent triumph yet seen at Rome. He was afterwards
impeached for not having fairly divided the spoils obtained at Veii,
and went into exile at Ardea. When Rome was besieged by the Gauls under
Brennus, in 390, Camillus was recalled and made Dictator. At the head of
forty thousand men he hastened to the city, raised the siege, and in the
battle which followed annihilated the Gauls. He was Dictator five times,
Interrex three times, Military Tribune twice, and enjoyed four triumphs.
He died at the advanced age of eighty-eight.

BRENNUS was the famous leader of the Senones, a tribe of Gauls, who
invaded Italy about 390. He defeated the Romans at the River Allia (July
18, 390), and captured the city, except the Capitol, which he besieged
for six months.

During the siege he tried to surprise the garrison, but was repulsed
by Manlius, who was awakened by the cackling of some geese. Peace was
finally purchased by the Romans by the payment of a thousand pounds of
gold. To increase the weight, Brennus is said to have thrown his sword
on the scales. At this juncture, as the story runs, Camillus appeared
with his troops, ordered the gold to be removed, saying that Rome must
be ransomed with steel, and not gold. In the battle which followed, the
Gauls were defeated.

CHRONOLOGY.

(The dates previous to 389 B.C. are uncertain.)

B.C.
753. Foundation of Rome by Romulus.
753-510. REGAL PERIOD.
753-716. Romulus.
716-673. Numa Pompilius.
673-641. Tullus Hostilius.
640-616. Ancus Marcius.
616-578. Tarquinius Priscus.
578-534. Servius Tullius.
534-510. Tarquinius Superbus.
510-30. THE REPUBLIC.
509. Battle of Lake Regillus.
508. Porsena. Horatius Codes.
494. Tribuni Plebis. Menenius Agrippa.
492. Corioli. Coriolanus.
477. Destruction of the Fabian Gens.
458. War with the Aequians. Cincinnatus.
451. The Decemviri. Appius Claudius. Virginia.
396. Capture of Veil. Camillus.
390. Siege of Rome by Brennus. Battle at the Allia river (July 18).
387. The planting of the first military or Latin colonies.
367. The Licinian Rogations.
353. Caere: the first Municipium.
343-341. First Samnite War.
340-338. The Latin War.
338. Antium, the first Roman or maritime colony.
326-304, The Second Samnite War.