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to those who had driven him from his kingdom.
It happened that a few days afterwards there was
a chariot race at Veii, which went off in the usual
manner, excepting that, as a charioteer named Ratu-
manus, who had won the prize, and received the
crown, was gently driving out of the ring, the
horses took fright without any visible cause, and
either by some direction of the gods, or some turn
of fortune, ran away with their driver at full speed
towards Rome. It was in vain that he pulled the
reins, or soothed them with words ; he was obliged
to give way to their career, and was whirled along
till they came to the Capitol, where they threw him
out at the gate now called " Ratumena," and where
he was killed. The Vejentes surprised and terrified
at this incident, ordered the artists to give up the
chariot, and it was forthwith placed in triumph upon
the top of the temple for which it had been made.
Of the terra cotta Juno in Veii it was prophesied
that the city which contained her statue should
be the chief in Italy, whereupon Camillus humbly
implored her to remove to Rome; the image
moved her head in token of accmiescence, and Vei-
entian Juno was carried with great pomp to the
Aventine, where a large and richly endowed temple
was raised in her honour. Camillus was afterwards
accused of appropriating to himself the magnificent
gates of brass or bronze, which he ought to have con-
sidered as common spoil. I have seen a form for
fusing bronzes, which was found in Veii, and I believe
it now belongs to the Archaeological Society. Little
to those who had driven him from his kingdom.
It happened that a few days afterwards there was
a chariot race at Veii, which went off in the usual
manner, excepting that, as a charioteer named Ratu-
manus, who had won the prize, and received the
crown, was gently driving out of the ring, the
horses took fright without any visible cause, and
either by some direction of the gods, or some turn
of fortune, ran away with their driver at full speed
towards Rome. It was in vain that he pulled the
reins, or soothed them with words ; he was obliged
to give way to their career, and was whirled along
till they came to the Capitol, where they threw him
out at the gate now called " Ratumena," and where
he was killed. The Vejentes surprised and terrified
at this incident, ordered the artists to give up the
chariot, and it was forthwith placed in triumph upon
the top of the temple for which it had been made.
Of the terra cotta Juno in Veii it was prophesied
that the city which contained her statue should
be the chief in Italy, whereupon Camillus humbly
implored her to remove to Rome; the image
moved her head in token of accmiescence, and Vei-
entian Juno was carried with great pomp to the
Aventine, where a large and richly endowed temple
was raised in her honour. Camillus was afterwards
accused of appropriating to himself the magnificent
gates of brass or bronze, which he ought to have con-
sidered as common spoil. I have seen a form for
fusing bronzes, which was found in Veii, and I believe
it now belongs to the Archaeological Society. Little