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Romulus (/ ˈ r ɒ m j ʊ l ə s /, Classical Latin: [ˈroːmʊɫʊs]) was the legendary founder and first king of Rome. Various traditions attribute the establishment of many of Rome's oldest legal, political, religious, and social institutions to Romulus and his contemporaries.
- 753–716 BC
- Rome
Apr 1, 2024 · Romulus and Remus, the legendary founders of Rome. Traditionally, they were the sons of Rhea Silvia, daughter of Numitor, king of Alba Longa. Rhea’s uncle, Amulius, tried to have the infants drowned in the Tiber River, but they survived and were kept alive by a she-wolf.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
In Roman mythology, Romulus and Remus (Latin: [ˈroːmʊlʊs], ) are twin brothers whose story tells of the events that led to the founding of the city of Rome and the Roman Kingdom by Romulus, following his fratricide of Remus.
Mar 5, 2021 · Romulus: The Legend of Rome's Founding Father is the first comprehensive, modern biography of Rome’s eponymous founder, and it is the ultimate rags to riches story: From abandoned infant to founder and first king of Rome, a tale of fratricide, war, abduction, brutality, and triumph over adversity.
- Marc Hyden
Apr 18, 2018 · Romulus and Remus are most commonly portrayed together in art and on coins. They are often only seen in art as infants being suckled by the she-wolf. They are featured in this manner on the statue of Romulus and Remus in Siena, Italy. Siena was founded, according to myth, by Remus' son, Senius.
Mar 10, 2020 · Updated on March 10, 2020. The Myth About Rome's 1st King. Romulus was the eponymous first king of Rome. How he got there is a story like many others, involving a rags-to-riches rise in fortune, a miraculous birth (like Jesus), and the exposure of an unwanted infant ( see Paris of Troy and Oedipus) in a river ( see Moses and Sargon).
Romulus, Rome’s first king according to tradition, was the invention of later ancient historians. His name, which is not even proper Latin, was designed to explain the origin of Rome’s name. His fictitious reign was filled with deeds expected of an ancient city founder and the son of a war god.
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