fighting and the giving up of such pledges。 The stratagem was this；
that they should send herself； with other welllooking servant…maids；
to the enemy； in the dress of free…born virgins； and she should in the
night light up a fire signal； at which the Romans should come armed
and surprise them asleep。 The Latins were thus deceived； and
accordingly Philotis set up a torch in a wild fig…tree； screening it
behind with curtains and coverlets from the sight of the enemy；
while visible to the Romans。 They； when they saw it； eagerly ran out
of the gates； calling in their haste to each other as they went out；
and so； falling in unexpectedly upon the enemy； they defeated them；
and upon that made a feast of triumph； called the Nones of the
Goats； because of the wild fig…tree； called by the Romans
Caprificus； or the goat…fig。 They feast the women without the city
in arbours made of fig…tree boughs； and the maid…servants gather
together and run about playing； afterwards they fight in sport； and
throw stones one at another； in memory that they then aided and
assisted the Roman men in fight。 This only a few authors admit for
true； for the calling upon one another's names by day and the going
out to the Goat's Marsh to do sacrifice seem to agree more with the
former story； unless； indeed； we shall say that both the actions might
have happened on the same day in different years。 It was in the
fifty…fourth year of his age and the thirty…eighth of his reign that
Romulus； they tell us； left the world。
THE END