Augustus Demands Respect, Rome’s Foundation Myths w/ The Partial Historians
Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! | Greek Mythology & the Ancient Mediterranean
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The Sovereign Women
Every respectable city in the local area sort of declines this incredibly, apparently, generous offer on Romulus. He then says, well, we're having a really important religious festival. And so instead Romulus is like, fine, if you won't give them to me and you look down on me, just steal them. People come out of curiosity being like, what does a city of thugs look like? And I'm like, I want to take a look at that. It's not Romulus and the Romans break religious protocol and steal a lot of women.
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