Subsequently another body, consisting of theenomani, under the leadership of Elitovius, followed the trackof the former and crossed the Alps by the same pass, with the,goodwill of Bellovesus. They had their settlements where the'cities of Brixia and Verona now- stand. The L.ibui carne next
1603 M and the Saluvii th cy-- settled near the ancient tribe of the Ligurian Laevi, who lived about the Ticinus. Then the Boll and Lingones crossed the PennineAIPs,andasall thPennine Alecoun 己nnlne八‘Ps,,a甲as aps, an}. , .*丹e, co. "1些try between the Po and the Alps was occupied, they crossea the rou on rafts and expelled not only the Etruscans but the Umbrians as well. They remained, however, north of the Apennines. 'When the Senones ,the last to come, occupied the country from the Utis to the Esis. It was this last tribe ,r find, that came to Clusium, and from there to Rome;but :is uncertain whether they came alone or helped by contingents from all the Cisalpine peoples.
The Destruction of Rome.---The people of Clusium were appalled by this strange war, when they saw the numbers, the extraordinary appearance of the men, and the kind of weapons they used, and heard that the legions of Etruria had been often routed by them on both sides of the Po. Although they had no claim on Rome either on the ,ground of alliance or friendly relations, unless it was that they had not defended their pinsmen at Veii against the Romans, they nevertheless sent ambassadors to ash the senate for assistance. Active assistance they did not obtain The three sons of,Fabius Ambustus were sent as ambassadors to negotiate with the Gauls and warn there not to attack those from whom they had suffered no injury, who were allies and friends of Rome, and who, if circumstances compelled there, must be defended by the armed force of卫ome. Thev Drcferred that actual war should be avoided.
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The History of Rome, Livy — translated by Rev. Canon Roberts, 1912
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