Sulla: The Last Republican by Arthur Keaveney

Author:Arthur Keaveney [Keaveney, Arthur]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, pdf
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Published: 2013-01-10T16:00:00+00:00

But he prayed to no avail. The god was deaf to all entreaties and Sulla, swept away in the general panic, was forced to take refuge in his camp. The left wing faced total destruction. Darkness was now falling and contact with the victorious right had been totally lost, so that it was thought defeat was universal. Some of Sulla’s men, therefore, fled to Praeneste to tell Afella that all was lost and to urge him to raise the siege. Afella, however, would not be stampeded and it was well he hesitated for now, unexpectedly, there came salvation.

Sulla’s panic-stricken soldiers had rushed for the city, trampling underfoot many Romans who had come out to view the battle. Seeing them approach and, fearing lest the enemy on their heels would gain an entry with them, the old soldiers who were manning the walls slammed the gate shut. Thus, cut off from all hope of retreat, Sulla’s soldiers had no choice but to turn and face the enemy. Their desperate position lent them fresh courage and they began to resist fiercely. At about 5.30 p.m. the enemy actually began to yield before their determined attack, but the battle itself still went on far into the night as Sulla’s men mercilessly cut down their opponents. Finally, the enemy camp was stormed and Telesinus himself was found to be among the slain.

Still later in the evening, with the fighting at an end, contact with the right wing was re-established when messengers came to Sulla from Crassus looking for supplies for his men. It was from these men that Sulla first learnt of Crassus’ great success and of how he had pursued the enemy left as far as Antemnae. Although some pockets of resistance still remained, the Civil War was for all intents and purposes over as far as Italy, at any rate, was concerned and Sulla was victor.28

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