Rape of the Sabine Women by Gianbologna at the Loggia dei Lanzi

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Rape of the Sabine Women by Giambologna at the Loggia dei Lanzi. The Rape of the Sabine Women (Latin: Sabinae raptae) is an episode in the legendary history of Rome, traditionally dated to 750 BC,[1] in which the first generation of Roman men acquired wives for themselves from the neighboring Sabine families. The English word rape is a conventional translation of the Latin raptio, which in this context means "abduction" rather than its prevalent modern meaning in English language of sexual violation.

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Location: Florence, Tuscany, Italy
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