Abduction of the Sabines

According to Roman historians, only men lived in Rome. The tribes living in the neighborhood did not want to give their daughters to the ordinary poor. Then one of the founders of Rome - the legendary Romulus, comes up with a cunning plan. He arranges a grand celebration and invites the Sabines to it. They accept the invitation and come to the city with their families and daughters. Then the Roman inhabitants attacked the guests, and taking advantage of their disarmament, began to abduct young girls. After that, the war began, which lasted for many years. The Sabines broke into Rome under the command of King Tatsius. This led to the fact that the Romans began to lose, and soon took to flight. Then Romulus began to appeal to the gods to help return the fugitives back. At that moment, Roman women, who had already managed to love their husbands and give birth to their children, rushed to the battlefield and began to beg to end the war. Thus, the Sabine women put an end to hostility, as the tribes finally united, and began to live in a single state. Ordinary women saved the ancient city and prevented the death of thousands of men.
Nicolas Poussin was well versed in ancient art and was a great connoisseur of history. The artist was a representative of classicism. This dynamic picture depicting a historical moment was painted by him for Cardinal Omodey, who was a real collector and connoisseur of unique paintings. In the plot of the picture, the talented artist perfectly expressed the anger and rage of what was happening, where the imminent declaration of war is foreseen. The painting shows Romulus watching the Romans kidnap girls and take them from their families.