romulus-第8部分

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fighting　and　the　giving　up　of　such　pledges。　The　stratagem　was　this；
that　they　should　send　herself；　with　other　welllooking　servant…maids；
to　the　enemy；　in　the　dress　of　free…born　virgins；　and　she　should　in　the
night　light　up　a　fire　signal；　at　which　the　Romans　should　come　armed
and　surprise　them　asleep。　The　Latins　were　thus　deceived；　and
accordingly　Philotis　set　up　a　torch　in　a　wild　fig…tree；　screening　it
behind　with　curtains　and　coverlets　from　the　sight　of　the　enemy；
while　visible　to　the　Romans。　They；　when　they　saw　it；　eagerly　ran　out
of　the　gates；　calling　in　their　haste　to　each　other　as　they　went　out；
and　so；　falling　in　unexpectedly　upon　the　enemy；　they　defeated　them；
and　upon　that　made　a　feast　of　triumph；　called　the　Nones　of　the
Goats；　because　of　the　wild　fig…tree；　called　by　the　Romans
Caprificus；　or　the　goat…fig。　They　feast　the　women　without　the　city
in　arbours　made　of　fig…tree　boughs；　and　the　maid…servants　gather
together　and　run　about　playing；　afterwards　they　fight　in　sport；　and
throw　stones　one　at　another；　in　memory　that　they　then　aided　and
assisted　the　Roman　men　in　fight。　This　only　a　few　authors　admit　for
true；　for　the　calling　upon　one　another's　names　by　day　and　the　going
out　to　the　Goat's　Marsh　to　do　sacrifice　seem　to　agree　more　with　the
former　story；　unless；　indeed；　we　shall　say　that　both　the　actions　might
have　happened　on　the　same　day　in　different　years。　It　was　in　the
fifty…fourth　year　of　his　age　and　the　thirty…eighth　of　his　reign　that
Romulus；　they　tell　us；　left　the　world。




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