Acron (King of the Caeninenses)

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Acron

Romulus' Victory Over Acron'

Died| 753 BCE
Nationality| Latin

Acron was the king of the Caeninenses, who rejected the proposal of the king of Rome, Romulus, which dictated that Romans intermarry with the locals of Caenina and other times. Romulus, insulted instead kidnaped Latin and Sabine woman and forced them to marry, in an event known as the Rape of the Sabine Woman.

Acron, enraged formed an alliance with the cities of Antemnae, Crustumerium, and the king of Cures, Titus Tatius to fight Rome. Acron invaded Rome, and began to lay waste to the countryside. Romulus however struck back, and attacked the raiders, and even managed to capture Acron's camp.[1] During the Battle of Rome, Acron was slain by Romulus in a duel, and his armor was taken by Romulus as spoils.[2]

Following Acron's death, Romulus marched his army to Caenina, where he attacked and sacked the town. Romulus dictated that the remaining Caeninenses to relinquish their weapons, and ordered many adult males to permanently relocate to Rome. Romulus took even more hostages in the form of children. Romulus then forced the Caeninense to destroy large parts of their city. The Caeninenses never challenged Rome again, following this conflict.[3]

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### Citations

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1. ^ Dion. hal. 2.33.2; Livy 1.10.
2. ^ Plut. Rom. 16.4; Dion. Hal. 2.33.2
3. ^ Plut. Rom. 16.4; Flor. 1.1.11; Cic. Rep. 2.15-16; Dion. Hal. 2.28.3.

### Bibliography

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* Livius, Titus (1853). The History of Rome, Books 1 to 8. Translated by D. Spillan. Project Gutenberg. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
* Plutarch (December 8, 2015). Plutarch's Lives: Life of Romulus. Translated by John Dryden. CreateSpace Independent. ISBN 978-1519653369. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
* Dionysius of Halicarnassus (1950). William Thayer (ed.). Roman Antiquities. Loeb Classical Library. Translated by Ernest Cary. Cambridge, Chicago: Harvard University, University of Chicago. ISBN 0-674-99352-7. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
* Florus (January 1, 1929). Epitome of Roman History. Translated by E. S. Forster. Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0674992542. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
* Cicero (1923). on Divination. Loeb Classical Library. ISBN 978-0199297917. Retrieved 13 March 2024.

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