Then on the arrival of the dictator the new army is joined to the old, the forces are doubled; and the dictator in a public assembly, by bestowing praises on the lieutenant-general and the soldiers by whose valour the camp had been defended, at the same time raises the spirits of those who heard their own deserved praises, and at the same time stimulates the others to rival such valour.

With no less vigour are the military preparations made on the part of the enemy, who, mindful of the honour previously acquired, and not ignorant that the enemy had increased their strength, augment their forces also.

The entire Hernician race, all of military age, are called out.

Eight cohorts, each consisting of four hundred men, the chosen strength of their people, are levied.

This, the select flower of their youth, they filled with hope and courage by their having decreed that they should receive double pay.