Both friends and enemies were satisfied that there existed no where at that time a man of equal military talent.

The assembly being dismissed, they refresh themselves, carefully watching the moment the signal should be given; which being given, during the silence of the beginning of the night they attended Camillus at the gates.

Having gone forth to no great distance from the city, they found the camp of the Gauls, as had been foretold, unprotected and neglected on every side, and attack it with a shout.

No fight any where, but slaughter every where; their bodies, naked and relaxed with sleep, are cut to pieces.
Those most remote, however, being roused from their beds, not knowing what the tumult was, or whence it came, were directed to flight, and some of them, without perceiving it, into the midst of the enemy.

A great number flying into the territory of Antium, an attack being made on them in their straggling march by the townspeople, were surrounded and cut off.