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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 noblement 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 this daughter in marriage for his Subjects; which was refused by all but with much scorn by teh Sabines. A.M. 3259. He stifles his resentment and publishes A.C. 745. a Solemn feast in honour of Neptune to which he invited the neighbouring Towns, the Salins came in great numbers 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. A.M. 3260 Acron King of Cornia unclear waged War A.C. 744. against unclear the Romans for the carrying off the Young Girls, in the first battle he was defeated and Slain by Romulus, who razed unclear the Town 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 offered consecrated the Arms and Spoils of Acron to Jupiter Feretrius. Other attempted to take up army against him but with as little success, [[unclear] [unclear]] unclear transplanted the inhabitants to Rome and sent Conolies from [thence] to those Towns.