Whilst the Romans were thus occupied, the army of the Antemnates seized the opportunity of their territory unoccupied and made a raid into it. Romulus hastily l legion against this fresh rised轨em as the3 Were scattered over the fields. At the very first battle-shout and the enemy were routed and their city captured. Whilst us was exulting over this double victory, his wife, Hersilia, moved by the entreaties of the abducted maidens, implored him to pardon their parents and receive them into citizenship, for so the State would increase in unity and strength. He readily granted hear reauest. He then advanced aLrainst the and they offered but slight resistance Colonies were planted in both places;owing to the fertility of the soil of the Crustumxne distric.,专，the majority gave their names for that colony. On the other nana there were numerous migrations to Rome. mostly of the parents anal relatives of the abducted maidens. War with the Sabines.一 The last of these wars was commenced by the Sabines and proved the most serious of all. for nothing ，，I，几，_·，。。 was done in passion or impatience; tnev masxea zneir aeszans 砂w till war had actually commenced. trategy was aided by craft and deceit, as the following incident shows. __，Spurius Tarpe钾”was, , in command of the Roman citadel. Whilst his daughter had gone outside the fortifications to fetch water for some religious ceremonies Tatius bribed her to admit his troops within the citadel. Once admit they crushed her to death beneath their shields, either that citadel might appear to have been taken by assault, or that her example 二ight be left as a warning that no faith 扣哪be kept咚h traitors. A further story runs that the z)aDznes were in the habit of wearing heavy ,gold armlets on their left arms and richly jewelled rings, and that the girl made them promise to ，____“___，__1. Lt‘__t‘J一_~‘七，:_，‘上‘~__~，，~~_~_J:_--I-- 1.7._____ give， ner.1 7 . 'f.WIIU4 Llley 1IUU U11. LLMI7 1 1 7‘一士“丫“一份赞dccurulzlgly uney} r y } ; r . i*. piled their shields upon her instead oz golden. gifts.. r 1 .. 7 1 + .1 . Y n.，Some say+1 } that in barzaining forwnat tnev naa in tnexr left .hands。see ，曰.、.产.户r expressly asked for their shields, a to betray them, fell a victim to he