Originally, Vespa intended to exploit the chaos between Amendolara and Thurii to plunder freely. However, his scouts reported that Amendolara's residents were preparing to abandon the city, carrying large amounts of supplies.
Seeing this opportunity, Vespa and his tribe struck swiftly. In a bloody encounter, they captured the fleeing citizens and seized Amendolara with little resistance. For Vespa, this felt like divine intervention from the god of Mount Asinu. Not only did his tribe achieve an easy victory, but they also secured abundant resources, occupied a mountain city—the preferred dwelling of Lucanians—and acquired a significant number of "slaves."
