at their offspring sprung
out of the earth, he opened as a sanctuary, a place which is now
enclosed as you go down "to the two groves."[16] Hither fled from the
neighbouring states, without distinction whether freemen or slaves,
crowds of all sorts, desirous of change: and this was the first
accession of strength to their rising greatness. When he was now not
dissatisfied with his strength, he next sets about forming some means of
directing that strength. He creates one hundred senators, either because
that number was sufficient, or because there were only one hundred who
could name their fathers. They certainly were called Fathers, through
respect, and their descendants, Patricians.[17]

[Footnote 14: _Apparitores hoc genus_. There is something incorrect in
the language of the original here. In my version I have followed
Drakenborch. Walker, in his edition, proposes to read _ut_ for _et_;
thus, _quibus ut apparitores et hoc genus ab Etruscis ---- numerum
quoque ipsum ductum placet, "who will have it, that as public servants
of this kind, so was their number also, derived from the Etrurians_."]

[Footnote 15: The population at that time consisted of not more than
3,000 foot, and less than 300 horse. At the death of Romulus, it is said
to have amounted to 46,000 foot and almost 1,000 horse.]

[Footnote 16: [Greek: to metaxy chorion tou te Kapitoliou kai tes akras
ho kaleitai nyn kata ten Rhomaion dialekton methorion dyoin drymon].
Dio. ii. 15.]

[Footnote 17: _Ex industria_--_dedita opera_--[Greek: apo paraskeues].]

9. And now the Roman state was become so powerful, that it was a match
for any of the neighbouring nations in war, but, from the paucity of
women, its greatness could only last for one age of man; for they had no
hope of issue at home, nor had they any intermarriages with their
neighbours. Therefore, by the advice of the Fathers, Romulus sent
ambassadors to the neighbouring states to solicit an alliance and the
privilege of intermarriage for his new subjects. "That cities, like
every thing else, rose from very humble beginnings. That those which the
gods and their own merit aided, gained great power and high renown. That
he knew full well, both that the gods had aided the origin of Rome, and
that merit would not be wanting. Wherefore that, as men, they should
feel no reluctance to mix their blood and race with men." No where did
the embassy obtain a favourable hearing: so much did they at the same
time