Tātius Titus

, king of Cures among the Sabines, made war against the Romans after the rape of the Sabines. The gates of the city were betrayed into his hands by Tarpeia, and the army of the Sabines advanced as far as the Roman forum, where a bloody battle was fought. The cries of the Sabine virgins at last stopped the fury of the combatants, and an agreement was made between the two nations. Tatius consented to leave his ancient po e ions, and with his subjects of Cures, to come and live in Rome, which, as stipulated, was permitted still to bear the name of its founder, whilst the inhabitants adopted the name of Quirites in compliment to the new citizens. After he had for six years shared the royal authority with Romulus, in the greatest union, he was murdered at Lanuvium, B.C. 742, for an act of cruelty to the amba adors of the Lauren tes. This was done by order of his royal colleague, according to some authors. Livy , bk. 1 , ch. 10 , . — Plutarch , Romulus .— Cicero , For Cornel i us Balbus .— Ovid , Metamorphoses , bk. 14 , li. 804 .— Florus , bk. 1 , ch. 1 .