Lucius, engaging rashly, was
discomfited, when Camillus, perceiving the Romans to give ground
and fly, could not contain himself, but, leaping from his bed,
with those he had about him ran to meet them at the gates of the
camp, making his way through the flyers to oppose the pursuers; so
that those who had got within the camp turned back at once and
followed him, and those that came flying from without made head
again and gathered about him, exhorting one another not to forsake
their general. Thus the enemy, for that time, was stopped in his
pursuit. The next day Camillus, drawing out his forces and joining
battle with them, overthrew them by main force, and, following
close upon them, entered pell-mell with them into their camp, and
took it, slaying the greatest part of them. Afterwards, having
heard that the city of Satricum was taken by the Tuscans, and the
inhabitants, all Romans, put to the sword, he sent home to Rome
the main body of his forces and heaviest-armed, and, taking with
him the lightest and most vigorous soldiers, set suddenly upon the
Tuscans, who were in the possession of the city, and mastered
them, slaying some and expelling the rest; and so, returning to
Rome with great spoils, gave signal evidence of their superior
wisdom, who, not mistrusting the weakness and age of a commander
endowed with courage and conduct, had rather chosen him who was
sickly and desirous to be excused, than young men who were forward
and ambitious to command.
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