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Unjustly charged with theft
- Even so, his political enemies routinely contrived against him and the people themselves were unappreciative of his talents. He left Rome voluntarily for the city of Ardea when he was unjustly charged with theft.
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Camillus, as commander, then persuades Veii's goddess, Juno Regina, to leave the city and move to Rome. [13] Archaeological remains near Veii include blocked drainage tunnels from the fifth-century, which may indicate the possibility that this story in Livy arises a Romans breakthrough into the city through them.
Camillus celebrated four triumphs and served five times as dictator of Rome. His greatest victory was as dictator in 396 bce, when he conquered the Etruscan city of Veii. He was again appointed dictator in 390, when the Gauls had captured Rome, and he is said to have defeated the invaders.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
- Early Life & Rise to Power
- The Siege of Veii
- The Falerian School Master & Exile
- The Battle of Allia & Sack of Rome
- Later Campaigns & Death
Camillus was born c. 445/446 BCE to the patrician family of the Furii Camilli of the city of Tusculum. His father was the tribune Lucius Furius Medullinus and he had two brothers, Lucius and Spurius, both of whom also had illustrious careers. Camillus was the youngest and was given his surname because a camilluswas a noble youth who served as an as...
Veii was a wealthy Etruscan town and a rival of Rome, having steadily gained in power and prominence throughout the 6th century BCE. The city was a member of the confederacy known as the Etruscan League which linked 12 or 15 Etruscan towns in a loose alliance. Veii's rivalry with Rome, however, seems to have been considered its own affair since the...
Falerii's walls were strong and well defended, however, and so another siege was initiated which looked as though it could be quite lengthy. Plutarch notes that the Falerians were so unconcerned about the siege that they went about their daily business in the city as though the Romans were not even there outside the walls. The siege must have disru...
The Senone tribe had been in Italysince the early 4th century BCE and had served as mercenaries for various towns and cities in their wars with each other. In c. 391 BCE they arrived at the city of Clusium under the leadership of their war-chief Brennus either as a mercenary band serving one political faction of the city against another or simply l...
Following his victory, Camillus decreed the reconstruction of Rome. The proposal to relocate part of the population to Veii had again come before the legislators and Camillus again rejected it on the same grounds he had before: that it would only weaken the city. This time, the citizens accepted his arguments and the proposal was finally dropped. W...
- Joshua J. Mark
Dec 16, 2023 · In fact, some contemporary historians believe that the story of Camillus’ exile was created to protect his reputation from Rome’s sacking and that the Romans paid the Senones to leave. There are ancient accounts that support these claims and state that the Romans only recaptured the gold much later.
- Marc Hyden
Marcus Furius Camillus saved Rome in the 4th century. Why was Marcus Furius Camillus important? Marcus Furius Camillus celebrated four triumphs and served five times as dictator of Rome. His greatest victory was as dictator in 396 BC, when he conquered the Etruscan city of Veii. He was again appointed dictator in 390, when the Gauls had ...
Camillus, as commander, then persuades Veii's goddess, Juno Regina, to leave the city and move to Rome. [13] Archaeological remains near Veii include blocked drainage tunnels from the fifth-century, which may indicate the possibility that this story in Livy arises a Romans breakthrough into the city through them.
Dec 5, 2023 · M arcus Furius Camillus is one of the most celebrated heroes of the ancient Roman Republic. At the height of his political and military career, many Romans equated him to Romulus, the city’s...
