The same night messengers reached Tus ;uluin with tidings of the capture of the Citadel, the seizure of the Capitol, and the generally disturbed state of the City. L. Mamilius was at that time Dictator of Tusculum. After hurriedly convening the senate and introducing the messengers, he strongly urged the senators not to wait until envoys arrived from Rome begging for help:the fact of the danger and the seriousness of the crisis, the gods who watched over alliances, and loyalty to treaties, all demanded instant action. Never again would the gods vouchsafe so favourable an, opportunity for conferring an obligation on so powerful a State or one so close to their own doors. They decided that help should be sent, the men of military age were enrolled arms were distributed. As they approached Rome in the early dawn, they presented in the distance the appearance of enemies;it seemed as though.2Equi or Volscians were 'coming. When this groundless alarm was removed they were admitted into the City and marched in into the Forum where P. Valerius. who had left his colleazuie to direct ，户，J。，- :)s on guard at the gates. was tormingy his army for narue. . 7。，.7，矛，。，，。V，.y，，， Lis authority that tact achieved. this result; he aeciarea that if, when， the uapitot was， recovered and the ulty pacined, they would. allow， the， covert dishonesty of， the Law wnicn tiey 1 1 " 1 . . } 1 t tribunes. supported to. De explained to them, .he would not opposen t 7 A 1 1 r w '" } r Y n the holding of a plebeian Assembly, for he was not unmindful ofr . y y y . 1 " 1 7 . "1 . his ancestors or of the name ne pore, which made the protection of the.plebs, so to rspeak., a -hereditary care. Following，岭 leadersnlp, amid the futile protests of the tribunes,. they marcnecf in order of battle up the k'apito工one hill, the legion from一l usculurn marching with them. The Romans and their allies were striving which should have the glory of recapturing the Citadel. Each of the commanders wprP encouraging his men. Then the was in the strength of enemy lost heat`, their only confidencetheir position; whilst thus demoralisedadvanced to the charge. They had alr the Romans and allies early forced their way into the vestibule of the temple, when P. Valerius, who was in the front, cheering on his men was killed. P. Volumnius, a man of consular rank, saw him fall. Directing his men to protect the body, he ran to the front and took the consul's place. 工n the heat of their charge， the soldiers were not aware of the loss they had sustained;they gained the victory before they knew that they were fighting without a general. Many of the exiles defiled the temple with their blood, many were taken prisoners, Herdonius was killed. So the Capitol was recovered. Punishment was inflicted on the prisoners according to their condition, whether slave or freeman;a vote of thanks was accorded to the Tusculans;the Capitol was cleansed and solemnly purified. It is stated that the plebeians threw quadrantes into the consul's house that he might have a more splendid funeral.