Page "Romulus and Remus" Paragraph 23

At the suggestion of his grandfather Numitor, Romulus holds a solemn festival in honor of Neptune ( according to another tradition the festival was held in honor of the God Consus ) and invites the neighboring Sabines and Latins to attend ; they arrive en masse, along with their daughters.

The Sabine and Latin women who happen to be virgins – 683 according to Livy – are kidnapped and brought back to Rome where they are forced to marry Roman men.