| rdfs:comment
| - The Battle of Veii, also known as the Siege of Veii is a battle of ancient Rome, approximately dated at 396 BC. The main source about it is Livy's Ab Urbe Condita. The Romans were led by a dictator (in the Roman Republic, this was an emergency general rather than a tyrant) named Marcus Furius Camillus. Their opponent, the Etruscan city of Veii, a large city close to Rome had engaged the Romans in a long and inconclusive war during which it had often been under siege. In order to break the siege once and for all, a tunnel was reputedly built beneath the city.
- The Battle of Veii, is a battle during Ancient Roman times, approxaimately dated 396 BC. It's main source about it is from Livy's Ab Urbe Condita. The Romans were led by a dictator (in the Roman Republic, it was a emergency general, not a tyrant) named Marcus Furius Camillus. They opposed the Etruscan city of Veii, a city very close to Rome that engaged the Romans in a long war during many often sieges. The siege was broken once and for all when a tunnel was reputedly built beneath the city.
|
| abstract
| - The Battle of Veii, also known as the Siege of Veii is a battle of ancient Rome, approximately dated at 396 BC. The main source about it is Livy's Ab Urbe Condita. The Romans were led by a dictator (in the Roman Republic, this was an emergency general rather than a tyrant) named Marcus Furius Camillus. Their opponent, the Etruscan city of Veii, a large city close to Rome had engaged the Romans in a long and inconclusive war during which it had often been under siege. In order to break the siege once and for all, a tunnel was reputedly built beneath the city. Livy describes the scene with the Veientines holed up in their city, the main Roman force encamped outside and a second force set to attack from within via the tunnel. After this prayer from Camillus, Pythian Apollo, guided and inspired by thy will I go forth to destroy the city of Veii, and a tenth part of its spoils I devote to thee. Thee too, Queen Juno, who now dwellest in Veii, I beseech, that thou wouldst follow us, after our victory, to the City which is ours and which will soon be thine, where a temple worthy of thy majesty will receive thee. He attacked from all sides. The Veientines wondered "what had happened to make the Romans, after never stirring from their lines for so many days, now run recklessly up to the walls as though struck with sudden frenzy". At this time, the Romans emerged from the entrance of the tunnel inside the temple of Juno and the forces inside and out quickly overwhelmed Veii. After the fighting slackened, Camillus offered to spare the unarmed who began to surrender as the soldiers gathered booty. The wealth so impressed Camillus that he gave a speech, during which he turned and stumbled which was seen to be an omen of his later condemnation and the sack of Rome, the latter of which followed a few years later after the Battle of the Allia.
- The Battle of Veii, is a battle during Ancient Roman times, approxaimately dated 396 BC. It's main source about it is from Livy's Ab Urbe Condita. The Romans were led by a dictator (in the Roman Republic, it was a emergency general, not a tyrant) named Marcus Furius Camillus. They opposed the Etruscan city of Veii, a city very close to Rome that engaged the Romans in a long war during many often sieges. The siege was broken once and for all when a tunnel was reputedly built beneath the city. Livy says the scene with the Veientines holed up inside their city, that's when the main Roman forces encamped outside and a second force went in the tunnel to attack from within. When Camillius had taken the auspices, he had said the following prayer: Pythian Apollo, guided and inspired by thy will I go forth to destroy the city of Veii, and a tenth part of its spoils I devote to thee. Thee too, Queen Juno, who now dwellest in Veii, I beseech, that thou wouldst follow us, after our victory, to the City which is ours and which will soon be thine, where a temple worthy of thy majesty will receive thee. He attacked from all sides. Relying on the superior size of the Roman army, Camillus attacked the city on all sides. The intent of Camillus' attack was to distract the Veientines from the mine by forcing their soldiers to defend the walls. The Veientines wondered "what had happened to make the Romans, after never stirring from their lines for so many days, now run recklessly up to the walls as though struck with sudden frenzy". The unsuspecting Veientines rushed to defend the walls of Veii from the frantic Roman army and the Romans still entered through the tunnel, that is when the Romans emerged from the entrance of the tunnel inside the temple of Juno and the forces inside and encamped out quickly overwhelmed the city. The fighting soon ended and Camillus offered to spare the unarmed who were surrendering as the soldiers gathered loot. The wealth so impressed Camillus that he gave a speech, that is when he turned and stumbled which was seen as an omen of his later condemnation and the sack of Rome, that was the latter of which followed a few years later after the Battle of the Allia.
|
![[RDF Data]](/fct/images/sw-rdf-blue.png)