What happened 387 AD

The Battle of the Allia was a battle fought between the Senones – a Gallic tribe led by Brennus, who had invaded northern Italy – and the Roman Republic.

The Battle of the Allia was a battle fought c. 387 BC between the Senones – a Gallic tribe led by Brennus, who had invaded northern Italy – and the Roman Republic.

The Gauls destroyed many of Rome's historical records when they sacked the city after the Battle of the Allia in 390 BC (according to Varro; according to Polybius, the battle occurred in 387/6), and what remained eventually fell prey to time or to theft. With no contemporary records of the kingdom surviving, all accounts of the Roman kings must be carefully questioned.