roman woman of legend Flashcards
why did the Romans kidnap the Sabine woman?
they had a lack of woman
what did romulus try before the kidnapping of the sabine women?
he sent messengers to neighbouring cities offering intermarriages between his men and their woman
how and when did the romans kidnap the sabine women?
they kidnapped them with a signal from romulus, and they kidnapped them during a religious festival.
what did romulus tell the women after their kidnapping?
he told them that if their parents had agreed to the intermarriges then he wouldn’t of had to abduct them
what did romulus offer to the sabine woman as consolidation?
he offered them a roman citizenship
what did the parents of the kidnapped sabine woman do?
they waged war against rome
what did the sadine king, tatius, do in response to the kidnapping of the sabine women?
he led an army against the romans
who let the sabines into rome?
a roman girl called tarpeia, she opened the gates and the sabines killed her
how did the battle between the sabines and the romans stop?
the sabine, now roman, women begged the men to stop fighting, claiming that they were the cause of the war.
what happened as a result of the war between the sabines and romans?
they merged and the romans and sabines ruled side by side.
who was tarpeia?
she was a young roman girl, the daughter of the general sparius tarpeius
why was tarpeia outside of rome?
she was collecting water for a religous ritual
what was tarpeia given to let the sabines in the city?
she was given a bribe.
what happened to tarpeia as a result of letting the men in the city?
she was killed
what is livys version of what happened to tarpeia?
he believes that she was not a traitor, but a trickster. she could be viewed as a heroine. seeing the sabines trying to enter the city she tried to trick them by taking their sheilds
