Daily Roman History:

An early shock to the Roman system occured after the Battle of Allia in 387BC. Against a Gallic army lead by Brennus the Romans, surprisingly, were utterly routed. As shocked as the Romans were to this outcome the Gauls held back for a time before it was clear Roman had no surprises in store. Arriving at Rome the Gauls encamped overnight, again afraid of a trap, however this proved unnecessary as the Roman army remnants had fled to the recently conquered city of Veii, rather then the Capital leaving the city defenseless. Thus, the sack of Rome began. For days street fighting, looting and fires raged. Eventually the citizens sheltering in the citadel on the Capitalline Hill offered a ransom to end the seige. Agreeing to this request Brennus put the amount at 1000lbs of gold, with the Gauls providing the scale for measuments. When the Romans brought up the fact the scales appeared to be rigged in the Gallic favor Brennus threw his sword on the counterbalance and said "Vae victis" or "Woe to the vanquished", increasing the total owed. This event shook Rome to its core, and the boogeyman of Gaul would remain until Caesars conquest hundreds of years later.

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