"The rape of the Sabine women"

The rape of the Sabine women is a mythological event from just after the founding of Rome. Rome had granted citizenship to criminals and lawless persons to grow quickly, and wiming the wars againgst its neighbours.

The neighbours town scorned at Roman requests to marry their women, but the Sabine accepted an invitation to a huge religious celebration for Neptun. In the party, the Romans rushed in and abduced the Sabine women, who were kidnapped forced to marry their rapists.


The Sabine were horrified at this breach and went home to prepare for a war. The Sabine women, later, had reconcilied with their now husbands, and the battle was stopped before started by placing themselves inbetween the two battle groups.


The Romans and the Sabines were reconcilied and the city of Rome could continue on the path to greatness.