The Rape of the Sabine Women (1962 film)
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The Rape of the Sabine Women (AKA: El rapto de las sabinas) is a 1962 historical drama film adaptation of the Roman foundation myth
about the abduction of Sabine women by the Romans
shortly after the foundation of the city of Rome (probably in the 750s BC).
The film was written and directed by Alberto Gout.
The Rape of the Sabine Women
The Rape of the Sabine Women is an episode in the legendary history of Rome 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 Latin raptio, which in this context means "abduction"...
about the abduction of Sabine women by the Romans
Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
shortly after the foundation of the city of Rome (probably in the 750s BC).
The film was written and directed by Alberto Gout.
Cast
- Lorena VelázquezLorena VelázquezLorena Velázquez is a Mexican actress and former beauty pageant titleholder.-Biography:Born María de la Concepción Lorena Villar Dondé in Mexico City, Velázquez debuted in 1955. She competed in Miss Mexico in 1958 and placed second...
as "HersiliaHersiliaIn Roman mythology, Hersilia was the wife of Romulus, the founder and first King of Rome. She is described as such in both Livy and Plutarch; but in Dionysius, Macrobius, and another tradition recorded by Plutarch, she was instead the wife of Hostus Hostilius, a Roman champion at the time of Romulus...
" - Tere Velázquez as "Rhea SilviaRhea SilviaRhea Silvia , and also known as Ilia, was the mythical mother of the twins Romulus and Remus, who founded the city of Rome...
" - Wolf Ruvinskis as "RomulusRomulus- People:* Romulus and Remus, the mythical founders of Rome* Romulus Augustulus, the last Western Roman Emperor* Valerius Romulus , deified son of the Roman emperor Maxentius* Romulus , son of the Western Roman emperor Anthemius...
" - Luis InduniLuis InduniLuis Induni was an Italian film actor of the 1950s 1960s and 1970s....
as "Titus Tacius" - Victor RuizVíctor RuizVíctor Ruiz Torre is a Spanish footballer who plays for Valencia CF as a central defender.-Club career:Ruiz arrived in RCD Espanyol's youth system in 2006 at the age of 17, from Catalonia neighbours FC Barcelona...
as "RemusRemusRemus is the twin brother of the mythical founder of Rome.Remus may also refer to:* Remus , a fictional planet in Star Trek* Remus , a moon of the asteroid 87 Sylvia...
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