Edited sentence: Consequently he declared war.Gabii was generally a refuge for Roman exiles and a renegade from the Latin League.He was encouraged to do so by Superbus' son-in-law, a Latin of Tusculum, Octavius Mamilius.Included apparently was a unit from Gabii, which is surprising, as they suffered greatly under the king's son, Sextus, and in one version had assassinated Sextus (see under Lucretia.Meanwhile after the Battle of the Naevian Meadow Superbus had escaped to Clusium, where the king, Lars Porsenna, had promised the Tarquins he would either reconcile the Romans to Tarquin rule or recover their property.The Roman Senate proved intractable.The two armies converged on Rome, the Clusians under Lars Porsenna and the Tusculans, especially the citizens of Antemnae and Cameria, and other private Latin volunteers.Valerius, and Titus Lucretius, were elected for 207/206, and Valerius, and Marcus Horatius Pulvillus, for 206/205