place
The Allia
the Allia
River near Rome where the Gauls crushed a Roman army (390 BC); its anniversary was a black day of ill omen.
Reading notes
- The Art of Love §1.12 the mournful Allia
River where the Gauls routed a Roman army (390 BC); its anniversary was a black day of ill omen.
- Ibis §7 Allia
The river Allia, where Rome was crushed by the Gauls (390 BC); its day was marked black in the calendar, like the enemy's birthday.
- The Cure for Love §8 the Allia
River north of Rome where the Gauls routed the Romans (390 BC); its anniversary was a black, unlucky day in the calendar.