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Romulus to obtain the respect of the people wore a particular long Robe, was always attended by a guard of three hundred Young noblemen and by twelve lictors bearing a battle-ax in a bundle of rods called fasees.

His authority consisted in being the head of the Senate and General of the Armies.

His establishment daily encreased an wanted alone a number of Women to secure its duration.

He sent messages to the neighbouring nations asking their daughters in marriage for his Subjects; which was refused by all but with much scorn by the Sabines.

note A.M. 3259. A.C. 745. /note He stifles his resentment and publishes a Solemn feast in honour of Neptune to which he invited the neighbouring Towns, the Salins came addition in great numbers /addition with their Wives and Children; after much hospitality for a fortnight, the Young Romans on a Signal given by Romulus entered the Assembly armed, carried off the Young girls, and drove the parents out of the Town.

note A.M. 3260 A.C. 744. /note Acron King of Cornia deletion unclear /deletion addition waged /addition War against deletion unclear /deletion addition the Romans /addition for the carrying off the Young Girls, underline in the first battle he was /underline defeated and Slain by Romulus, who razed deletion unclear /deletion addition the Town /addition of Conina, and conducted its inhabitants to Rome, where they obtained the same privileges as the antient Citizens

Romulus to raize the ardous of His people netered Rome in Triumph and deletion offered /deletion addition consecrated /addition the Arms and Spoils of Acron to Jupiter Feretrius.

Other attempted to take up army against him but with as little success, deletion unclear unclear /deletion deletion unclear /deletion addition transplanted the /addition inhabitants to Rome and sent Colonies from thence to those Towns.