Editing 390 BC (section)

==== Roman Republic ====
* [[July 18]] &ndash; [[Battle of the Allia (390 BC)|Battle of the Allia]]: [[Brennus (4th century BC)|Brennus]], a [[Tribal chief|chieftain]] of the [[Senones]] of the [[Adriatic]] coast of [[Italy]], [[Leading|leads]] an army of [[Cisalpine Gaul]]s in their attack on [[Rome]]. They capture the entire city of Rome except for the [[Capitoline Hill]], which is successfully held against them.<ref>{{Citation |last=Humm |first=Michel |title=From 390 bc to Sentinum: Political and Ideological Aspects |date=2014-09-19 |url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/9781118339015.ch26 |work=A Companion to Livy |pages=342–366 |editor-last=Mineo |editor-first=Bernard |place=Hoboken, NJ, USA |publisher=John Wiley & Sons, Inc |language=en |doi=10.1002/9781118339015.ch26 |isbn=978-1-118-33901-5 |access-date=2022-07-04}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |last=Forsythe |first=Gary |title=The Beginnings of the Republic from 509 to 390 bc |date=2014-09-19 |url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/9781118339015.ch24 |work=A Companion to Livy |pages=314–326 |editor-last=Mineo |editor-first=Bernard |place=Hoboken, NJ, USA |publisher=John Wiley & Sons, Inc |language=en |doi=10.1002/9781118339015.ch24 |isbn=978-1-118-33901-5 |access-date=2022-07-04}}</ref> However, seeing their city devastated, the Romans attempt to buy their salvation from Brennus. The [[Roman Republic|Romans]] agree to pay one thousand pounds weight of gold.