Liv. 31.10 — The History of Rome

Liv. 31.10 — The History of Rome, Livy; served verbatim

A Gaulish Outbreak.-Whilst all men's minds were turned to the Macedonian war, rumours suddenly arose of an outbreak of the Gauls, the last thing that was apprehended. The Insubres anal Cenomani in conjunction with the Boii, who had induced. the Celines and Ilvates and the other Ligurian tribes to· join them, had taken up arms under Hamilcar, a Carth心nian general, who had held a command in Hasdrubal's army and had remained in the country. They had stormed and sacked Placentia and in their blind rage had destroyed most of the citv by fire.hardly 2000 men being left amid the smoking ruins. 1一ence. crossinz the Yo. tnev aavancea witn the intention or sacking Cremona. Hearing of the disaster which had overtaken their n eighbours, the townsmen had time to close their gates and man their walls so that thev might. at all events, be able to .夕、J， stand a siege and send a message to the Roman praetor before the final assault. L. Furi us Purpureo was in charge of that province at the time, and acting under the resolution of the senate had disbanded his armv. retaininLy only 5ooo from the Latin ana amen contingents. with thus to: ce he was encamped in the neighbourhood of Ariminum. In a d spatch to the senate ovince; of the two terrible storm of the

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Filed here — the addresses this episode attests; counted by the house’s first pass

siege of Cremona — a candidate entry siege of Placentia — a candidate entry Boii — a candidate entry Cenomani — a candidate entry Hamilcar — a candidate entry Hasdrubal — a candidate entry Insubres — a candidate entry

The History of Rome, Livy — translated by Rev. Canon Roberts, 1912
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