Horatii and Curiatii

While Tullio Ostilio ruled, the war between Rome and Albalonga began. However there was no fighting.
As a matter of fact, to avoid great bloodshed, it was decided that three champions from Alba would have to fight against three champions from Rome. The Romans choosed the three Horatian brothers, the Albans the three Curiatian brothers.
They fought the strange duel, in the vast field, between the two armies. At first the duel was not propitious for the three Romans, as a matter of fact, two of them died, while two of the three Albans were only hurt. Then the Horatian thought of a trick: he couldn't fight them all together, alone, so he pretended to run away, and he was followed by the faster unhurt Curiatian. Suddenly the Roman turned and killed the first enemy to be persued by the second Alban whom he also killed. Then to the exultation of the Roman army the Horatian killed the final enemy. Then he run away again and thus reached by the second Alban, once again. At least, with the exultation of the Roman army, the Horatian killed the last enemy, too.
From that moment, the city of Albalonga, with its possessions, joined the roman power.