[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":25},["ShallowReactive",2],{"zoom:p2ch3z1:en":3},{"period":4,"chapter":15,"zoom":18},{"id":5,"title":6,"titleEn":6,"titleEs":7,"range":8,"rangeEn":8,"rangeEs":9,"cover":10},"p2","Antiquity","Antigüedad","≈ 600 BC → 51 BC","≈ 600 a. C. → 51 a. C.",{"fileName":11,"filePageUrl":12,"imageUrl":13,"sourceLabel":14},"Alise-Sainte-Reine statue Vercingetorix par Millet.jpg","https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alise-Sainte-Reine%20statue%20Vercingetorix%20par%20Millet.jpg","/assets/p2-antiquite-cover.png","Wikimedia Commons",{"id":16,"title":17},"p2ch3","The Golden Age of the Gauls",{"id":19,"title":20,"chapterId":16,"html":21,"hasEn":22,"isFallback":23,"seoDescription":24},"p2ch3z1","The sack of Rome by the Gauls","\u003Cp>Around \u003Cstrong>390 BCE\u003C/strong>, the Gauls, led by \u003Cstrong>Brennus\u003C/strong>, invaded Italy.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>After defeating the Romans at the \u003Cstrong>Allia River\u003C/strong>, they marched on Rome.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>An abandoned city\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>When they arrived, the Gauls found a nearly empty city.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>The population had fled.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>Only a few senators remained, seated on their curule chairs, in a solemn posture.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>A Gaulish warrior approached, intrigued, and pulled the beard of one of them.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>The senator struck him.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>He was immediately killed, along with his companions.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>The massacre began.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>The sack of Rome\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>The Gauls looted and destroyed the city.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>Rome lay at their mercy.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>But part of the population still resisted.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>The siege of the Capitoline Hill\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>The survivors took refuge on the Capitoline Hill.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>The Gauls attempted to capture the position, without success.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>The siege lasted several months.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>According to tradition:\u003C/p>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>the sacred geese of the Capitol alerted the Romans during a night attack\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>the starving defenders threw bread at the attackers to deceive them\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n\u003Cp>An unexpected resistance.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>The ransom\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>Eventually, the Romans agreed to pay a heavy ransom:\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>1,000 pounds of gold.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>During the weighing, the Gauls used false weights.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>The Romans protested.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>Brennus replied:\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>“Vae victis” — woe to the vanquished.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>He threw his sword onto the scale.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>A total humiliation.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>A lasting trauma\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>For Rome, this event left a deep mark.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>The fear of the Gauls became an obsession.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>For centuries, the Romans sought to ensure they would never suffer such humiliation again.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>Key takeaways\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>The Gauls captured Rome around \u003Cstrong>390 BCE\u003C/strong>\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>The Capitoline Hill resisted\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>A heavy ransom was imposed\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>The phrase “Vae victis” became a symbol of domination\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>Rome retained a lasting fear of the Gauls\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n\u003Chr>\n",true,false,"Around 390 BCE , the Gauls, led by Brennus , invaded Italy. In-depth look at The sack of Rome by the Gauls from The Golden Age of the Gauls in French history.",1778543112652]