Ab urbe condita

The victors were exasperated by the obstinate resistance, and the Samnites suffered heavily, losing no less than 7400 killed, while only 3000 were made prisoners. Owing to the Samnites having stored their property in a limited number of cities there was a vast amount of plunder, the whole of which was given to the soldiery.

Everything[*](Papirius celebrates his Triumph.) was now deep in snow, and it was impossible to remain any longer in the open, so the consul withdrew his army from Samnium.

On his approach to Rome a triumph was granted to him by universal consent. This triumph, which he celebrated while still in office, was a very brilliant one for those days.

The infantry and cavalry who marched in the procession were conspicuous with their decorations, many were wearing civic, mural, and vallarian crowns.[*](The corona civica (made of oak leaves) was awarded to the soldier who had saved a comrade's life in battle; the corona muralis to him who first entered the breach in storming a town; the corona vallaris was given to the man who first scaled the rampart in assaulting an enemy's camp.)