VII. Camillus at Veii 1. (a) The Romans had been waging war

VII. Camillus at Veii
1.
(a) The Romans had been waging war against the Veii for ten years.
(b) He had promised his soldiers that the city would be captured, and
he had asked the gods for help.
(c) Digging a tunnel under the city walls.
(d) Some Romans would attack the walls, while others would hurry
through a tunnel under them.
2.
Camillus was pleased, because he had captured the city of the Veii at last
and had killed many enemies. His soldiers, to whom he had promised great
prizes, he permitted to plunder the city. He sold them the citizens of Veii
who were alive at huge prices. In this way he sent all the accepted money
to Rome. He also began to carry out everthing from the temple. He even
took the statue of Juno. However a band of young men, ordered to move
the sacred statue, feared that the goddess would be angry. Therefore one
of the young men spoke to the goddess: “Do you want,” he said, “O queen
of heaven, to go with us to Rome?” The statue was seen to nod its head.
Everyone believed that the goddess wanted to see a new home. Although
it was gigantic, it was transported easily to a new temple in Rome, built
by Camillus.
3.
(a)
i. That Veii had been captured.
ii. Veii had not been captured for many years, and many soldiers
had been killed because the war had been long, so the citizens
rejoiced greatly.
(b) The women ran to the temple to thank the gods.
(c)
i. The crowd was saluting Camillus.
ii. The believed him to be the greatest of all generals
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(d)
i. He was riding in a brilliant four-horse chariot through the city.
ii. That he was rivalling the gods, and that he might want to become
a dictator.
(e) He promised two new temples to the gods, and he gave up being a
general, because he felt that he ought to.
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