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inflamed　the　inferior　officers　of　the　army　with　the　same　eagerness；　so
that　Camillus；　fearing　he　might　seem　out　of　envy　to　be　wishing　to
rob　the　young　men　of　the　glory　of　a　noble　exploit；　consented；　though
unwillingly；　that　he　should　draw　out　the　forces；　whilst　himself；　by
reason　of　weakness；　stayed　behind　with　a　few　in　the　camp。　Lucius；
engaging　rashly；　was　discomfited；　when　Camillus；　perceiving　the　Romans
to　give　ground　and　fly；　could　not　contain　himself；　but；　leaping　from
his　bed；　with　those　he　had　about　him　ran　to　meet　them　at　the　gates
of　the　camp；　making　his　way　through　the　flyers　to　oppose　the　pursuers；
so　that　those　who　had　got　within　the　camp　turned　back　at　once　and
followed　him；　and　those　that　came　flying　from　without　made　head
again　and　gathered　about　him；　exhorting　one　another　not　to　forsake
their　general。　Thus　the　enemy；　for　that　time；　was　stopped　in　his
pursuit。　The　next　day　Camillus；　drawing　out　his　forces　and　joining
battle　with　them；　overthrew　them　by　main　force；　and；　following　close
upon　them；　entered　pell…mell　with　them　into　their　camp；　and　took　it；
slaying　the　greatest　part　of　them。　Afterwards；　having　heard　that　the
city　Satricum　was　taken　by　the　Tuscans；　and　the　inhabitants；　all
Romans；　put　to　the　sword　he　sent　home　to　Rome　the　main　body　of　his
forces　and　heaviest…armed；　and　taking　with　him　the　lightest　and　most
vigorous　soldiers；　set　suddenly　upon　the　Tuscans；　who　were　in　the
possession　of　the　city；　and　mastered　them；　slaying　some　and
expelling　the　rest；　and　so；　returning　to　Rome　with　great　spoils；
gave　signal　evidence　of　their　superior　wisdom；　who；　not　mistrusting
the　weakness　and　age　of　a　commander　endued　with　courage　and　conduct；
had　rather　chosen　him　who　was　sickly　and　desirous　to　be　excused；
than　younger　men　who　were　forward　and　ambitious　to　command。
　　When；　therefore；　the　revolt　of　the　Tusculans　was　reported；　they　gave
Camillus　the　charge　of　reducing　them；　choosing　one　of　his　five
colleagues　to　go　with　him。　And　when　every　one　was　eager　for　the　place；
contrary　to　the　expectation　of　all；　he　passed　by　the　rest　and　chose
Lucius　Furius；　the　very　same　man　who　lately；　against　the　judgment　of
Camillus；　had　rashly　hazarded　and　nearly　lost　a　battle；　willing；　as　it
should　seem；　to　dissemble　that　miscarriage；　and　free　him　from　the
shame　of　it。　The　Tusculans；　hearing　of　Camillus's　coming　against　them；
made　a　cunning　attempt　at　revoking　their　act　of　revolt；　their
fields；　as　in　times　of　highest　peace；　were　full　of　ploughmen　and
shepherds；　their　gates　stood　wide　open；　and　their　children　were
being　taught　in　the　schools；　of　the　people；　such　as　were　trades…men；
he　found　in　their　workshops；　busied　about　their　several　employments；
and　the　better　sort　of　citizens　walking　in　the　public　places　in
their　ordinary　dress；　the　magistrates　hurried　about　to　provide
quarters　for　the　Romans；　as　if　they　stood　in　fear　of　no　danger　and
were　conscious　of　no　fault。　Which　arts；　though　they　could　not
dispossess　Camillus　of　the　conviction　he　had　of　their　treason；　yet
induced　some　compassion　for　their　repentance；　he　commanded　them　to
go　to　the　senate　and　deprecate　their　anger；　and　joined　himself　as　an
intercessor　in　their　behalf；　so　that　their　city　was　acquitted　of　all
guilt　and　admitted　to　Roman　citizenship。　These　were　the　most　memorable
actions　of　his　sixth　tribuneship。
　　After　these　things；　Licinius　Stolo　raised　a　great　sedition　in　the
city；　and　brought　the　people　to　dissension　with　the　senate；
contending；　that　of　two　consuls　one　should　be　chosen　out　of　the
commons；　and　not　both　out　of　the　patricians。　Tribunes　of　the　people
were　chosen；　but　the　election　of　consuls　was　interrupted　and　prevented
by　the　people。　And　as　this　absence　of　any　supreme　magistrate　was
leading　to　yet　further　confusion；　Camillus　was　the　fourth　time　created
dictator　by　the　senate；　sorely　against　the　people's　will；　and　not
altogether　in　accordance　with　his　own；　he　had　little　desire　for　a
conflict　with　men　whose　past　services　entitled　them　to　tell　him　that
he　had　achieved　far　greater　actions　in　war　along　with　them　than　in
politics　with　the　patricians；　who；　indeed；　had　only　put　him　forward
now　out　of　envy；　that；　if　successful；　he　might　crush　the　people；　or
failing；　be　crushed　himself。　However；　to　provide　as　good　a　remedy　as
he　could　for　the　present；　knowing　the　day　on　which　the　tribunes　of　the
people　intended　to　prefer　the　law；　he　appointed　it　by　proclamation　for
a　general　muster；　and　called　the　people　from　the　forum　into　the
Campus；　threatening　to　set　heavy　fines　upon　such　as　should　not　obey。
On　the　other　side；　the　tribunes　of　the　people　met　his　threats　by
solemnly　protesting　they　would　fine　him　in　fifty　thousand　drachmas
of　silver；　if　he　persisted　in　obstructing　the　people　from　giving　their
suffrages　for　the　law。　Whether　it　were；　then；　that　he　feared　another
banishment　or　condemnation；　which　would　ill　become　his　age　and　past
great　actions；　or　found　himself　unable　to　stem　the　current　of　the
multitude；　which　ran　strong　and　violent；　he　betook　himself；　for　the
present；　to　his　house；　and　afterwards；　for　some　days　together
professing　sickness；　finally　laid　down　his　dictatorship。　The　senate
created　another　dictator；　who；　choosing　Stolo；　leader　of　the　sedition；
to　be　his　general　of　horse；　suffered　that　law　to　be　enacted　and
ratified；　which　was　most　grievous　to　the　patricians；　namely；　that　no
person　whatsoever　should　possess　above　five　hundred　acres　of　land。
Stolo　was　much　distinguished　by　the　victory　he　had　gained；　but；　not
long　after；　was　found　himself　to　possess　more　than　he　had　allowed　to
others；　and　suffered　the　penalties　of　his　own　law。
　　And　now　the　contention　about　election　of　consuls　coming　on　（which
was　the　main　point　and　original　cause　of　the　dissension；　and　had
throughout　furnished　most　matter　of　division　between　the　senate　and
the　people）；　certain　intelligence　arrived；　that　the　Gauls　again；
proceeding　from　the　Adriatic　Sea；　were　marching　in　vast　numbers　upon
Rome。　On　the　very　heels　of　the　report　followed　manifest　acts　also　of
hostility；　the　country　through　which　they　marched　was　all　wasted；
and　such　as　by　flight　could　not　make　their　escape　to　Rome　were
dispersing　and　scattering　among　the　mountains。　The　terror　of　this
war　quieted　the　sedition；　nobles　and　commons；　senate　and　people
together　unanimously　chose　Camillus　the　fifth　time　dictator；　who；
though　very　aged；　not　wanting　much　of　fourscore　years；　yet；
considering　the　danger　and　necessity　of　his　country；　did　not；　as
before；　pretend　sickness；　or　depreciate　his　own　capacity；　but　at
once　undertook　the　charge　and　enrolled　soldiers。　And；　knowing　that　the
great　force　of　the　barbarians　lay　chiefly　in　their　swords；　with
which　they　laid　about　them　in　a　rude　and　inartificial　manner；
hacking　and　hewing　the　head　and　shoulders；　he　caused　head…pieces
entire　iron　to　be　made　for　most　of　his　men；　smoothing　and　polishing
the　outside；　that　the　enemy's　swords；　lighting　upon　them；　might　either
slide　off　or　be　broken；　and　fitted　also　their　shields　with　a　little
rim　of　brass；　the　wood　itself　not　being　sufficient　to　bear　off　the
blows。　Besides；　he　taught　his　soldiers　to　use　their　long　javelins　in
close　encounter；　and；　by　bringing　them