See the Wikipedia entry for Marcus Furius Camillus. The episode most often depicted is that of his return to Rome, when the Romans on the Capitol have just surrendered, and his victory over Brennus. In the 19th century, the face-off between Camillus and Brennus was abandoned in favor of the single gesture of Brennus placing his sword in the scales that weighed the gold of the Romans' defeat and exclaiming "Vae victis!"
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