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The Gauls Sack Rome and Destroy Most Records

390 to 387 BCE
figurehead of the battleshiop Brennus

Figurehead of the battleship Brennus, created by the Toulon sculpture workshop. Musée nationale de la Marine

Around 390 to 387 BCE the Gauls, under their chieftain Brennus or Brennos, defeated Roman armies in the Battle of the Allia and sacked Rome. With the exception of the Capitoline Hill, the Gauls plundered the city and destroyed nearly all records.

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