101- Boy Meets Girl, Boy Steals Girl

Romulus may have founded a city and invited a bunch of criminals who need asylum in, but there's still a problem to overcome. Namely, there are no women in Rome. Well, nothing a good old-fashioned bit of mass kidnapping, brutal warfare and Stockholm syndrome can't overcome! Let's watch Vince decide he can't spell the word 'the' and Cassie decide she can't pronounce... things.FYI: plea is a word derived from Anglo-French and area from Latin according to Etymology Online. Just in case anyone listened to the episode and thought they could do with that information.Time period: c. 752 BCERelevant individuals:Romulus, 1st King of RomeHersilia, Queen of RomeTitus Tatius, King of the Sabines and Co-King of RomeSources for this episode:Appian (1972), Appian's Roman History in Four Volumes (Volume I). London and Cambridge, Massachusetts: William Heinemann Ltd. and Harvard University Press.•Cassius Dio (1961), Dio's Roman History (Volume I). Translated by E. Cary. London and Cambridge, Massachusetts: William Heinemann Ltd. and Harvard University Press.Eutropius (1760), Eutropius: Epitome of the Roman History.London: Printed for W. Johnston et al.Livy (1971), The Early History of Rome. Translated by A. de Selincourt. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltd.Plutarch (1938), Plutarch's Lives (Volume I). London and New York: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. and E. P. Dutton & Co. Inc.Sextus Aurelius Victor (1825), Galerie Romaine, ou les Hommes Illustres de Rome et les Cesars. Translated by A. Caillot. Paris.Author unknown, Google Maps (date unknown) (online) (Accessed 26/10/2025).Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown) Curia (online) (Accessed 26/10/2025).Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown) Lucumo (online) (Accessed 26/10/2025).Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown) Timeline of Roman history (online) (Accessed 26/10/2025).Sound Effect by DRAGON-STUDIO from Pixabay