▁to ▁Ar de a , ▁and ▁give ▁the ▁Roman ▁colon ists ▁the ▁remaining ▁land . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁commission ers ▁was ▁Marcus ▁A eb ut ius ▁El va , ▁probably ▁a ▁relative ▁of ▁the ▁cons ul . ▁ ▁Mag ister ▁Equ it um ▁In ▁ 4 3 5 , ▁a ▁force ▁of ▁F iden ates , ▁with ▁re - in for c ements ▁from ▁Ve ii , ▁took ▁advantage ▁of ▁a ▁p est il ence ▁at ▁Rome . ▁ ▁They ▁entered ▁Roman ▁territory , ▁and ▁crossing ▁the ▁An io , ▁advanced ▁almost ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁the ▁Col line ▁Gate , ▁when ▁Quint us ▁Serv il ius ▁Pr is cus ▁was ▁appointed ▁dict ator . ▁ ▁Post um us ▁A eb ut ius ▁was ▁named ▁mag ister ▁equ it um , ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁gathered ▁a ▁volunte er ▁force ▁just ▁outside ▁the ▁gate . ▁This ▁induced ▁the ▁F iden ates ▁to ▁retre at , ▁but ▁Serv il ius ▁and ▁Post um ius ▁purs ued ▁them ▁to ▁F id ena e . ▁ ▁F inding ▁that ▁normal ▁sie ge ▁tact ics ▁would ▁be ▁in effect ive ▁against ▁the ▁fort ified ▁hill top , ▁the ▁Rom ans ▁bre ached ▁the ▁walls ▁with ▁sa ppers , ▁and ▁took ▁the ▁cit adel , ▁bringing ▁F id ena e ▁under ▁Roman ▁control . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : R oman ▁Republican ▁cons uls ▁El va ▁Corn ic en , ▁Post um us ▁Category : An cient ▁Roman ▁Masters ▁of ▁the ▁Hor se ▁Category : 5