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Romulus (c. 771 BC 717 BC) and Remus (c. 771 BC 753 BC) are the traditional founders of Rome, appearing in Roman mythology as the twinsons of the priestess Rhea Silvia, fathered by the God of War, Mars. According to the tradition recorded as history by Plutarch and Livy, Romulus served as the first King of Rome. Romulus slew Remus over a dispute about which one of the two brothers had the support of the local deities to rule the new city and give it his name. The name they gave the city was Rome. Supposedly, Romulus had stood on one hill and Remus another, and a circle of birds flew over Romulus, signifying that he should be king. After founding Rome, Romulus not only created the Roman Legions and the Roman Senate, but also added citizens to his new city by abducting the women of the neighboring Sabine tribes, which resulted in the mixture of the Sabines and Romans into one people. Romulus would become ancient Rome's greatest conqueror, adding large amounts of territory and people to the dominion of Rome. After his death, Romulus was deified as the god Quirinus, the divine persona of the Roman people. He now is regarded as a mythological figure, and it is supposed that his name is a back-formation from the name Rome, which may ultimately derive from a word for "river". Some scholars, notably Andrea Carandini believe in the historicity of Romulus, in part because of the 1988 discovery of the Murus Romuli on the north slope of the Palatine Hill in Rome. Romulus and Remus are pre-eminent among the famous feral children in mythology and fiction.
From Answers.com: Legendary founder and first King of Rome. Romulus and Remus were sons of Mars and a http://www.answers.com/topic/vestal-virgin, Rhea Silvia. The war god having forced http://www.answers.com/topic/rhea-silvia, the infants were set http://www.answers.com/topic/adrift in a small boat on the flooded Tiber, but it was washed ashore and they were rescued and suckled by a she wolf. http://www.answers.com/topic/faustulus, the royal http://www.answers.com/topic/herdsman, discovered and adopted them. Grown to man's estate, they founded Rome, but http://www.answers.com/topic/strife arose between the brothers, in which Remus was slain. The city, a haven for runaway slaves and homicides, suffered from a shortage of women, which Romulus overcame by arranging for the capture of Sabine maidens at a festival. After ruling for forty years Romulus vanished and became the god Quirinus.
During the late fourth century BC the Romulus myth first rivalled that of http://www.answers.com/topic/aeneas as the supposed city founder. The she wolf had been the symbol of nationality since the establishment of the Republic in 510 BC. Although imperial patronage gave to Aeneas the official glory (on the nine hundredth anniversary of the traditional foundation of Rome in 148, coins were issued which gave pride of place to the city's Trojan origins) interest in Romulus and Remus never diminished. Their is a wolf that raised the children, named Romulus and Remus.
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∙ 9y agoRomulus and Remus are two brothers who appear and reappear in various legends and myths surrounding Rome's founding. They are often said to be divine (or partly divine) in origins, to have been orphaned in the Tiber Valley among the seven hills upon which Rome would eventually be located, and to have been saved from starvation as infants by a she-wolf. It is also said that Romulus eventually killed Remus and went on to found a city that he named after himself.
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∙ 14y agoThe founders of Rome
Romulus and Remus were twin brothers of the god, Mars. Yes, they are the founders of Rome. After they had created Rome, Romulus and Remus had issues deciding who was going to rule Rome. Their little 'issues' ended up in a huge fight, which ended with Romulus winning, killing his brother, Remus, making Romulus the ruler of the Newly-found Rome.
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∙ 8y agoThe legend of Romulus and Remus is the legend of the foundation of Rome.
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Who was the main villain in the story of Romulus and Remus?
romulus
How were the related twins of romulus and Remus?
Romulus and Remus did not have twins. They themselves were twin brothers.
What was found by romulus and Remus?
The city of Rome was founded by twin brothers Romulus and Remus.
Who are the twins who founded Rome?
Romulus and Remus.
Who founded Rome?
According to the legend, the two brothers that founded the city of Rome were Romulus, and Remus. BUT, Romulus and Remus couldn't decide witch hill they should build Rome on. The two brothers argued until Romulus threw a brick at Remus's head. Remus died and Romulus became the first king of Rome.ROMULOS AND REMUSLegend has it that they were twins and abandoned as newly bornA she wolf raised them.The two brothers Romulus and Remus, Romulus killed Remus and gained control of the new empire. He named it after himself.However the story of them being raised by a she-wolf is a distortion. Prostitutes were banned in the city, and would howl like wolves outside the city walls soliciting custom: they were known as she-wolves. So Romulus and Remus were raised by a prostitute hired as wet nurse after their mother died.Legend says that Romulus and Remus started Rome. This is true but Romulus and Remus were ancestors of Aeneas who led a group of Trojans after the fall of Troy to where Rome now lies. They were said to have been raised by wolves and Romulus killed Remus and became king of Rome. This is of course is a myth.It was really started out of just a village formed where Rome was by the two Italian tribes of Sabine and the Latins in the 8th century. Later Etruscans settled here and turned into the Elite class of Romans. The etruscans later lost power and the originial tribed formed the republic which lasted until 27 a.d at which point it became an Empire.
Were Romans scared of Romulus and Remus?
There weren't any Romans before Romulus and Remus, according to the story.
Who was the main villain in the story of Romulus and Remus?
romulus
What is the reason for the Romulus and Remus myth?
The legend of Romulus and Remus was important to the Romans because it told the story of the foundation of Rome. Roman legends and knowledge of Roman religion was passed on to the next generation by the parents.
Why is the story of Romulus and Remus still popular?
I suppose it is because Romulus and Remus is a classic story of sibling rivalry, like Jacob and Esau in the Old Testament. Also, Romulus and Remus were abandoned to die and were saved by the she-wolf, which implies a predestination for them.
Who was the story teller in Disneys Song of the South?
Uncle Remus
Who wrote romulous and Remus?
vergil wrote the Aeneid, but no one wrote Romulus and Remus. The story of the twins was a folk tale or myth.
The story of Romulus and Remus is a myth about the?
What can the myth of the founding of Rome, Romulus and Remus, tell us about what the Romans thought about their city?
Who was the story teller in Disney's song of the south?
maybe Uncle Remus
Which Roman started the Roman army?
The first organized army was started by romules
What does the words remus lupin mean?
The word 'Remus' comes from the story of Romulus and Remus who were raised by wolves. They then went on the build Rome, but in a fight over naming it, Romulus killed Remus. The word 'Lupin' comes from the word 'lupine', meaning wolflike. Given that Remus Lupin is a werewolf, JKR was very clever with the naming!
How was Rome funded?
There was the story of Aeneas and the myth of Romulus and Remus, but in reality Rome was founded by a group of early farmers who banded together for mutual protection and for trade.There was the story of Aeneas and the myth of Romulus and Remus, but in reality Rome was founded by a group of early farmers who banded together for mutual protection and for trade.There was the story of Aeneas and the myth of Romulus and Remus, but in reality Rome was founded by a group of early farmers who banded together for mutual protection and for trade.There was the story of Aeneas and the myth of Romulus and Remus, but in reality Rome was founded by a group of early farmers who banded together for mutual protection and for trade.There was the story of Aeneas and the myth of Romulus and Remus, but in reality Rome was founded by a group of early farmers who banded together for mutual protection and for trade.There was the story of Aeneas and the myth of Romulus and Remus, but in reality Rome was founded by a group of early farmers who banded together for mutual protection and for trade.There was the story of Aeneas and the myth of Romulus and Remus, but in reality Rome was founded by a group of early farmers who banded together for mutual protection and for trade.There was the story of Aeneas and the myth of Romulus and Remus, but in reality Rome was founded by a group of early farmers who banded together for mutual protection and for trade.There was the story of Aeneas and the myth of Romulus and Remus, but in reality Rome was founded by a group of early farmers who banded together for mutual protection and for trade.
Which of rudyard kipling's stories is similar to the legend of Romulus and remus?
The story that is most similar to the legend of Romulus and Remus in Rudyard Kipling's works is "The Cat That Walked by Himself" from his book "Just So Stories." It features the relationship between a wild "First Cat" and humans, similar to the nurturing of Romulus and Remus by a she-wolf.
