Welcome to AirNManky's Cabinet of Curiosity's, a production of I Heart Radio and Grimm

and Mild.

Our world is full of the unexplainable.

And if history is an open book, all of these amazing tales are right there on display,

just waiting for us to explore.

Welcome to the Cabinet of Curiosity's.

It's okay to ask for help when it's needed.

A student solving a difficult math problem might rely on a tutor for assistance, or someone

trying to move furniture may ask a few friends to assist in lifting a couch.

In the case of ancient Rome, however, help came from a very unusual and loud source.

Around 387 BCE, a galaic tribe known as the Sennones invaded the northern coast of Italy,

a territory then occupied by the Roman Republic.

A man named Erunce invited the Sennones south to his town of Clusium, hoping to get revenge

on the man who had seduced his wife and made a fool of him.

The tribe accepted the invitation and marched toward Clusium, but the Romans, expecting an

attack, stood by an anticipation.

They sent three ambassadors to handle the negotiations.

The man instructed the Sennones that if they attacked Clusium, then the Roman military

would step in and defend the town.

The Sennones agreed to the ambassador's demands on the condition that they be granted some

land instead.

This led to an argument which in turn started a physical fight and in the end, one of the

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