The Tale Of Rome

— And at the end of that day, no one cried for Veii. Not Lucius, and certainly not the slaves.In this episode we get to see the end of Veii. Forever. We also see the emergence of Marcus Furius Camillus.Partial TranscriptHello, this is Abel, speaking from Beijing, China. Welcome to my podcast.The Tale of Rome, Episode 23 — Don’t Cry for me, Veii.It’s not for nothing that there is a saying like “Home Sweet Home,” in the English language.I do not believe — not even for a minute that there is any language in the world, that does not have a phrase or expression along those lines, and I think, this also applies to the ancient Rome.But, as we will see in this episode, this also counts for the enemies of Rome, and today we speak of two of Rome’s enemies: Fidenas and Veii.The first was the only city south of the river Tiber, and the second was the most well-known Etruscan city, and probably the strongest city, in the entire Etruscan confederation.Firstly, let’s remember that Veii and Rome were something like an image