Intervention of the Sabine Women
Dublin Core
Title
Intervention of the Sabine Women
Subject
The Abduction (or Rape) of the Sabine Women
Description
"Taken place in 750 BC, in which the first generation of Roman men acquired wives for themselves from the neighboring Sabine families. Fearing the emergence of a rival society, the Sabines refused to allow their women to marry the Romans. Consequently, the Romans planned to abduct Sabine women, during a festival of Neptune Equester and proclaimed the festival among Rome's neighbours. At the festival Romulus gave a signal, at which the Romans grabbed the Sabine women and fought off the Sabine men. The indignant abductees were soon implored by Romulus to accept Roman husbands."
Creator
Jacques-Louis David
Source
Ancient History Encyclopedia http://www.ancient.eu/image/1125/
Publisher
Jan van der Crabben
Date
1799
2013-03-25
Contributor
Giulianne Pate
Rights
Format
jpg 1201x860
Type
Painting
Coverage
Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Files
Collection
Citation
Jacques-Louis David, “Intervention of the Sabine Women,” Perpetua and Felicitas Exhibit, accessed April 18, 2024, https://perpetua-felicitas.carrieschroeder.org/items/show/6.