complete victory. The people, seeing the city entirely destroyed, formed the project of establishing themselves at Veïs, but Camillus persuaded them not to abandon Rome, to which the oracle had promised the sovereignty of the world. Invested a third time with the dictatorial power, he triumphed over the Equï, the Volsci, the Etruscans, the Latins, and the Hernici. The Romans gave him the name of the new Romulus, or, the second founder of Rome. At the age of eighty-four, he expelled, from the territory of the republic, a fresh army of Gauls. At length, having appeased a sedition that threatened the ruin of Rome, Camillus died of the plague, in the year 365 before J. C. The statue of M. Bridan represents Camillus at the moment he declares to Brennus that he will only treat with him sword in hand. The figure is dignified, and executed with considerable care. Its height is about five feet nine inches. |