On a late occasion, what circumstance, after the prodigy of the Alban lake, proved a remedy to the state distressed by the Veientian war, but the repetition of the sacred rites and the renewal of the auspices?
But further, as if duly mindful of ancient religious usages, we have both transferred foreign deities to Rome, and have established new ones.

Very recently, imperial Juno was transferred from Veii, and had her dedication performed on a day how distinguished for the extraordinary zeal of the matrons, and with what a full attendance! We have directed a temple to be erected to Aius Locutius, in consequence of the heavenly voice heard in the New Street.

To our other solemnities we have added the Capitoline games, and, by direction of the senate, we have founded a new college for that purpose.

Which of these things need we have done, if we were to leave the Roman city together with the Gauls?
if it was not voluntarily we remained in the Capitol for so many months of siege; if we were retained by the enemy through motives of fear?
We are speaking of the sacred rites and of the temples; what, pray, of the priests?
Does it not occur to you, what a degree of profaneness would be committed in respect of them.

The Vestals, forsooth, have but that one settlement, from which nothing ever disturbed them, except the capture of the city.