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Roman History, Books I-III

Titus Livius (Livy) · c. 30–17 CE; composed over more than forty years (extant Books I–III are within this span) primary

passage 114 of 212 · BOOK I > BOOK II (41/66)

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in brief
After Coriolanus’ withdrawal, the Volscians return with the Aequans but quarrel over command, suffer defeat, consuls split provinces, and later Hernicans are defeated and peace is made.

women, so truly did they live without disparaging the merit of others: a temple was built, and dedicated to female Fortune, to serve also as a record of the event.

The Volscians afterward returned, having been joined by the Aequans, into Roman territory: the latter, however, would no longer have Attius Tullius as their leader; hence from a dispute, whether the Volscians or the Aequans should give the general to the allied army, a quarrel, and afterward a furious battle, broke out. Therein the good fortune of the Roman people destroyed the two armies of the enemy, by a contest no less ruinous than obstinate. Titus Sicinius and Gaius Aquilius were made consuls. The Volscians fell to Sicinius as his province; the Hernicans--for they, too, were in arms--to Aquilius. That year the Hernicans were completely defeated; they met and parted with the Volscians without any advantage being gained on either side.

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topics: battle and tactics · civil war and rebellion · conquest, plunder, and captives

Roman History, Books I-III · Titus Livius (Livy) · 30 BCE–17