. Republican Rome; her conquests, manners and institutions from the earliest times to the death of Caesar . Plate XVIT. Mater Matuta 79 EXTERNAL AFFAIRS One day when but a few more strokes of the pick were wantedto bring them to the surface it chanced that the king of Veiiwas offering sacrifice in the temple, Httle dreaming of thestealthy foe who were creeping on, inch by inch, beneath hisfeet. He had just taken the vessel with the meat-offering intohis hand when the priest said: The victory is for him whoshall complete this sacrifice. His prophecy was fulfilled,but not as he meant it. For the
. Republican Rome; her conquests, manners and institutions from the earliest times to the death of Caesar . Plate XVIT. Mater Matuta 79 EXTERNAL AFFAIRS One day when but a few more strokes of the pick were wantedto bring them to the surface it chanced that the king of Veiiwas offering sacrifice in the temple, Httle dreaming of thestealthy foe who were creeping on, inch by inch, beneath hisfeet. He had just taken the vessel with the meat-offering intohis hand when the priest said: The victory is for him whoshall complete this sacrifice. His prophecy was fulfilled,but not as he meant it. For the Romans who were in themine heard his words, and, breaking through the last barrier,they rushed into the temple, seized the offering, and gave it toCamillus. So the sacrifice was completed by the hands of aRoman, and the soldiers came thronging up through thetunnel and made themselves masters of the citadel. Thensome of them broke down the city gates, letting in the mainarmy, and Veii was given up to pillage and slaughter. This signal victory was followed by a rapid advance of theRoman arms, which carr
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