| The city's early population originated from a mix of Latins, Etruscans and Sabines. |
| Initially, Rome's immediate neighbours were either Latin towns and villages, or else tribal Sabines from the Apennine hills beyond. |
| I think we appreciated the great figure of David in the grand square, and the sculptured group they call the Rape of the Sabines. |
| Legend says that the Latins invited the Sabines to a festival and stole their unmarried maidens, leading to the integration of the Latins with the Sabines. |
| When the Sabines later attacked Rome, the women ran onto the battlefield and secured peace between their fathers and husbands. |
| With this new strength, the Romans defeated the Sabines, and began to recover their confidence after their late humiliation. |
