He destroyed people by making himself red-hot in the fire, and then embracing them. […] Here he governed his Trojan and Italian subjects, who became one people under the name of Latins. […] The people believed that during this festival the crocodiles became harmless. […] The Sudras*, or laborers, who consisted of the conquered people, and were slaves. […] Six long chains are attached to the tower, by which the people draw it along.