pierced his belly and groin, and
stretched his enemy now prostrate over a vast extent of ground. Without
offering the body of the prostrate foe any other indignity, he despoiled
it of one chain; which, though smeared with blood, he threw around his
neck. Dismay with astonishment now held the Gauls motionless. The
Romans, elated with joy, advancing from their post to meet their
champion, with congratulations and praises conduct him to the dictator.
Among them uttering some uncouth jests in military fashion somewhat
resembling verses, the name of Torquatus was heard: this name, being
kept up, became afterwards an honour to the descendants even of the
family. The dictator added a present of a golden crown, and before a
public assembly extolled that action with the highest praises.

11. And, indeed, of so great moment was the contest with respect to the
issue of the war in general, that on the night following the army of the
Gauls, having abandoned their camp in confusion, passed over into the
territory of Tibur, and from thence soon after into Campania, having
concluded an alliance for the purpose of war, and being abundantly
supplied with provision by the Tiburtians. That was the reason why, on
the next year, Caius Paetelius Balbus, consul, though the province of the
Hernicians had fallen to the lot of his colleague, Marcus Fabius
Ambustus, led an army, by order of the people, against the Tiburtians.
To whose assistance when the Gauls came back from Campania, dreadful
devastations were committed in the Lavican, Tusculan, and Alban
territories. And though the state was satisfied with a consul as leader
against the Tiburtian enemy, the alarm created by the Gauls rendered it
necessary that a dictator should be appointed. Quintus Servilius Ahala
having been appointed, named Titus Quinctius master of the horse; and
with the sanction of the senate, vowed the great games, should that war
turn out successfully. The dictator then, having ordered the consular
army to remain to confine the Tiburtians to their own war, bound all the
younger citizens by the military oath, none declining the service. A
battle was fought not far from the Colline gate with the strength of the
entire city, in the sight of their parents, wives, and children: which
being great incitements to courage, even when these relatives are
absent, being now placed before their eyes, fired the soldiers at once
with feelings of shame and compassion. Great havoc being ma