Romulus, Founder of Rome

Jillian Davey10/26

Period 6

Early life

‘ex Rhēā Silviā nātī sunt duo filī, Rōmulus et Remus’ (Out of Rhea Silvia two sons were born, Romulus and Remus)

‘pater eōrum, ut fāma est, Mārs deus erat’ (Their father, who was famous, god was the god Mars)

‘puerōs in Tīberim inicī iussit’ (Great Uncle Amlius ordered them to be sent down the Tiber)

The boys in the basket got stuck on the flooded bank of the Tiber

A mother she-wolf heard the hungry boys crying and nursed them

Early Life

‘Faustulus, pāstor rēgius, eam invēnit puerōs nūtrientem’ (Faustulus, a shepherd of the king, found her [the she-wolf] nurturing the boys

Faustulus took the boys back to his wife and they raised them

Those Awkward Teenage Years

Stole from the thieves and divided the treasures up among the other shepherds

Remus was captured by Amulius → Romulus raised a band of shepherds to free him

Both boys raised bands and overthrew Amulius

Restored Numitor’s son to the throne Left to found their own city

The New City Both wanted to be king of the city Romulus built a wall and Reumus

jumped over it, so Romulus killed him OR

Decided to hold an augury (bird watching) contest to settle the dispute› ‘Ā Remo prius vīsī sunt sex vulturēs (First

six vultures were seen by Remus’ ‘Rōmūlō posteā duodecim sēsē ostendērunt’

(Afterwards twelve [vultures] showed themselves to Romulus) Romulus won, and then killed Remus

The City of Rome

Founded on April 21st, 753 B.C.E Named after Romulus Rome had senators called fathers It did not have any women though

› Romulus stole the Sabine women There was a fight between the Roman men and the

Sabine men He was impressed with the women’s bravery as they tried

to stop the fighting Fighting stopped and Rome was joined with Sabine

Bibliography

Livvy. Fabulae Romanae: Stories of Famous Romans. Ed. Gilbert Lawall and David      Perry. Early First Century AD. White Plains, New York: Longman Publishing      Group, 1993. Print.

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