Book 6
2.2
On the one side, the Volscians, their ancient foes, had taken up arms in the determination to wipe out the name of Rome; on the other side, traders were bringing in reports of an assembly at the fane of Voltumna, where the leading men from all the Etruscan cantons were forming a hostile league.
2.3
Still further alarm was created by the defection of the Latins and Hernicans.
2.4
After the battle of Lake Regillus these nations had never wavered for 100 years in their loyal friendship with Rome. As so many dangers were threatening on all sides and it became evident the name of Rome was not only held in hatred by her foes, but regarded with contempt by her allies, the senate decided that the State should be defended under
2.5
the auspices of the man by whom it had been recovered, and that M. Furius Camillus should be nominated Dictator.
2.6
He nominated as his Master of the Horse, C. Servilius Ahala, and after closing the law courts and suspending all business he proceeded to enroll all the men of military age.
2.7
Those of the “seniors” who still possessed some vigour were placed in separate centuries after they had taken the military oath. When he had completed the enrollment and equipment of the army he formed it into three divisions. One he stationed in the Veientine territory fronting Etruria.
