The very size of so new a city is a proof.

Romans, the present year is the three hundred and sixty-fifth year of the city; for so long a time are you waging war amid nations of such long standing; yet not to mention single cities, neither the Volscians combined with the AEquans, so many and such strong towns, nor all Etruria, so potent by land and sea, occupying the breadth of Italy between the two seas, can cope with you in war.

And as the case is so, where, in the name of goodness, is the wisdom in you who have tried [this situation] to make trial now of some other, when, though your own valour may be removed elsewhere, the fortune of this place certainly cannot be transferred?
Here is the Capitol, where, a human head being found, it was foretold that in that place would be the head of the world, and the chief seat of empire.
Here, when the Capitol was to be freed by the rites of augury, Juventas and Terminus, to the very great joy of our fathers, suffered not themselves to be moved.

Here is the fire of Vesta, here the Ancilia sent down from heaven, here are all the gods propitious to you if you stay." 55.

Camillus is said to have moved them as well by other parts of his speech, but chiefly by that which related to religious matters.