Ancient legends of Roman history . r, by erecting asepulchre on the very spot where she had fallen? Whydid they not rather dig up her bones and scatter themabroad? Why did they yearly (as later became the custom)perform sacred rites in honor of one who had betrayed hercountry ? THE MAID TARPEIA 97 Calpurnius Piso, therefore, thought himself authorizedto present this story somewhat differently. According tohim, Tarpeia conceived the noble idea of merely pretendingto turn traitor in order to save her country. Consequently,she demanded as reward for her pretended treachery, notthe ornaments of go
Ancient legends of Roman history . r, by erecting asepulchre on the very spot where she had fallen? Whydid they not rather dig up her bones and scatter themabroad? Why did they yearly (as later became the custom)perform sacred rites in honor of one who had betrayed hercountry ? THE MAID TARPEIA 97 Calpurnius Piso, therefore, thought himself authorizedto present this story somewhat differently. According tohim, Tarpeia conceived the noble idea of merely pretendingto turn traitor in order to save her country. Consequently,she demanded as reward for her pretended treachery, notthe ornaments of gold, but the shields, so that the Sabinesmight, when unarmed, be the more easily overcome by theRomans. Tatius and his followers were to be receivedwithin the citadel; and a secret messenger, who afterwardsbetrayed her, was to notify Romulus that the Sabines couldbe easily overcome. These therefore, in the belief that themaiden had allowed herself to be bribed by the rich arm-bands, prepared to remove the ornaments from their It was with astonishment that they heard the request fortheir shields. Titus Tatius thereupon understood thatTarpeia had tried to deceive him, and, consequently, gaveorders to throw the shields upon her and to kill version given by Piso must have appeared morenatural to several ancient writers. It was therefore ac-cepted by Dionysius of Livy himself doesnot disdain to refer to Tarpeia, even though it be in onlya few For this same reason, in the last centuryof the Republic, certain families that boasted of their Sabine
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