The Rape of the Sabines Trailer (1910)
04 February 1910 Drama, History 18 mins
A early film adaptation of "The Rape of the Sabines" which is an episode in the legendary history of Rome, traditionally said to have taken place in 750 BC, 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" rather than its prevalent modern meaning in English language of sexual violation.
Watch the official The Rape of the Sabines 1910 trailer in HD below.
