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The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08

BOOK II
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By a decree of the senate peace is granted them, but their land is taken from them.
26.

Immediately after the Sabines also caused an alarm to the Romans; but it was rather a tumult than a war.

It was announced in the city during the night that a Sabine army had advanced as far as the river Anio, plundering the country: that the country houses there were pillaged and burnt down indiscriminately.

A.Postumius, who had been dictator in the Latin war, was immediately sent against them with all the horse.

The consul Servilius followed him with a chosen body of foot.
The cavalry cut off most of the stragglers; nor did the Sabine legion make any resistance against the foot when they came up with them.


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