The title of this painting "Ab Urbe Condita" (From the Founding of the City) refers to Livius' history of the Roman empire. With reminiscence of J.L.David’s painting "The Intervention of the Sabine Women" (1799)
and Lawrence Alma-Tadema's "Pyrrhic Dance"(1869), the artist here explores an epic scene in neo-classical settings. Striking poses of the warriors, an attacker and a defender, show the dynamics of ruling; the conquerer is taking center stage, representing the new order.