UNION OF SABINES AND ROMANS

After taking the citadel, Sabines fought Romans on the Palatine. As the armies prepared to fight again, the women rushed between them, holding up their babies. They begged their husbands and fathers to stop. The sight of the children disarmed both sides. Romans and Sabines made peace and became one people. Sabines moved to Rome, and their king Tatius ruled alongside Romulus until he died. Romulus became sole king and made many laws. He created the Senate—old respected men who advised the king and made laws. Younger active men became knights (cavalry in war). Senators, knights, and early Romans were called patricians (nobles). Later arrivals and conquered people were called plebeians (ordinary people).