The Partial Historians✨Nobody Beats Camillus✨
But those Volscians always seem to bounce back…
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✨Brand New Episode - Nobody Beats Camillus✨
We return to 389 BCE to see just how Rome recovered from the Gallic Sack.
Camillus is dictator in Rome and Ahala is his trusty master of the horse. It’s time for Rome to make things right in their immediate area. There are a bunch of neighbours to deal with, including the Etruscans, the Volscians, and the Aequians.
We’re in a hazy period where our sources appear out of sync with each other. Livy offers the most fulsome narrative that has survived for this period whereas sources like Diodorus Siculus and Dionysius of Halicarnassus are fragmentary or have their focus elsewhere.
By this time, Camillus’ reputation is so cemented in the region that his mere presence at the head of a military is enough to leave their enemies shaken if not stirred. The Volscians are certainly not happy when Camillus and crew turn up on their doorstep. When Camillus turns up at the city of Bolae of the Aequians, will they also fall at his feet?
Tune in here: https://partialhistorians.com/2026/05/14/episode-173/
🪿🪿The sacred geese have honked but still the Gallic siege of Rome continues!
In this episode we catch the Gauls being cheeky with the scales, and it’s time to bust out your best renditions of ‘Eye of the Tiger’ because Camillus is doing a training montage. Can we trust Livy? Can we trust Diodorus Siculus? Tune in to find out!
https://partialhistorians.com/2026/02/19/episode-170-the-gallic-sack-of-rome-part-5/
Episode 170 - The Gallic Sack of Rome - Part 5 - The Partial Historians - Ancient Roman History with smart ladies
The sacred geese have honked, but the siege of the Gauls is not over! We continue our deep dive into the events of 390 BCE in ancient Rome.
🌟A hint about our forthcoming episode!
Later this week, we’ll be heading back in time to 393 BCE in ancient Rome. What is going on with Camillus? And (very importantly) will his golden bowl, offered as an apology to Apollo for forgetting his vow after the Roman conquest of Veii, make it to Delphi? All these details and many more coming your way soon!
This bowl is a phiale—libation bowl—from Greek and dates to C4th–C3rd BCE. It is NOT the bowl the Romans made for Apollo but it gives a sense of what such an artefact may have looked like.
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