Rape of Sabine Women

• What does the Rape of Sabine Women tell us about Romans

  Romans are aggressive, fighters, tricksters

  shows Romans would be brutal/ruthless to expand population

  had to do what they had to do
• What did the Rape of Sabine Women create

  created an (un-consensual) alliance with Sabines and Romans
• Rome has close relations with neighbouring tribe
• Bravery of Sabine Women

  stepped onto battlefield with their children to stop their husbands and fathers from fighting
• Romulus agrees to share power with King Titus Tatius