History of Rome

​While the Romans were doing these things there, the army of the Antemnates, taking advantage of the opportunity and the lack of defenders, made a hostile incursion into Roman territory. Quickly, a Roman legion was led against them as well and surprised them scattered in the fields. While the Romans were doing these things there, the army of the Antemnates, taking advantage of the opportunity and the lack of defenders, made a hostile incursion into Roman territory. Quickly, a Roman legion was led against them as well and surprised them scattered in the fields.

​Thus the enemy were routed at the first onset and shout; the town was captured. His wife Hersilia, worn out by the entreaties of the abducted women, begged Romulus, who was celebrating his double victory, to grant pardon to their parents and receive them into the state; in this way, she argued, the commonwealth could grow strong through harmony. Thus the enemy were routed at the first onset and shout; the town was captured. His wife Hersilia, worn out by the entreaties of the abducted women, begged Romulus, who was celebrating his double victory, to grant pardon to their parents and receive them into the state; in this way, she argued, the commonwealth could grow strong through harmony.

​This was easily granted. From there he set out against the Crustumini, who were bringing war. There was even less of a struggle there, because their spirits had fallen owing to the disasters of others. Colonies were sent to both places; From there he set out against the Crustumini, who were bringing war. There was even less of a struggle there, because their spirits had fallen owing to the disasters of others. Colonies were sent to both places;

​more were found who would register their names for the Crustuminian territory because of the fertility of the soil. And from there migrations to Rome were frequent, especially by the parents and relatives of the abducted women. And from there migrations to Rome were frequent, especially by the parents and relatives of the abducted women.

​The latest war arose from the Sabines, and it was by far the greatest; for nothing was done out of anger or greed, nor did they show war before they brought it.

​To the plan a trick was also added. Sp. Spurius Tarpeius was in charge of the Roman citadel. Tatius corrupted this man’s maiden daughter with gold, to admit the armed men into the citadel; she happened to have gone outside the walls to fetch water for sacred rites at that time. To their planning, deceit was also added. Spurius Tarpeius was in charge of the Roman citadel. Tatius corrupted this man’s maiden daughter with gold, to admit the armed men into the citadel; she happened to have gone outside the walls to fetch water for sacred rites at that time.

​Once admitted, they crushed her with their weapons and killed her, either so that the citadel might rather seem to have been taken by force, or for the sake of setting an example, so that nothing anywhere should be trusted to a traitor.

​A story is added that, since the Sabines commonly wore heavy golden bracelets on their left arms and rings set with precious stones of great beauty, she had bargained for what they carried on their left hands; therefore, instead of golden gifts, shields were piled upon her.

​There are some who say that she, based on the agreement of delivering what was on their left hands, directly demanded their arms and, appearing to act with deceit, was herself destroyed by her own reward.