Romulus
Zachary Bickel
From Humble Beginnings
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Before the boys were born their grandfather Numitor was King of
Alba Longa.
His brother Amulius threw him out of power and made Numitor’s
daughter (Rhea Silva) a Vestal Virgin which meant she was not to
be married or have children.
But according to legend Mars the God of War impregnated her and
she had Romulus and Remus.
They were abandoned in woods near the Tiber River where they
were raised by a she-wolf according to legend. They were then
found by Faustulus a shepherd and his wife Acca Larentia.
A New Town
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Once the boys were adults, they defeated their great uncle Amulius
and reinstated Numitor to the throne.
The two decided that they would make their own town. So they did,
but both of them believed that they should be king and Romulus
wanted the city on Palatine hill and Remus wanted it on Aventine
Hill. So the two went to their separate hills and waited for vultures
to come Romulus saw 12 and Remus only saw 6 so Romulus won.
Romulus was building the city walls even though Remus did not
believe that the walls were high enough so he jumped over wall
mocking Romulus.
Romulus then drew his sword and slew Remus.
The town itself traditionally was believed to be built upon Palatine
Hill on April 21, 753 B.C. and named it after himself Rome.
Rome and its Issues
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Rome opened its arms to many groups of people including fugitives,
outlaws, and refugees.
One major problem they faced was the lack of women so they had a
festival with a small tribe called the Sabines and while the men
where not looking took the women away. This came to be known as
the Rape of the Sabine Women.
The men led by their king Titus Tatius waged war upon Romulus
and when the fight was at its peak it said that the women came out
and pleaded with the men to stop fighting.
So they did and joined together and Romulus and Titus ruled
together until Titus died in battle. Romulus ruled for a long time and
was respected until he disappeared during a storm.
Most of the Romans believed that he was taken to heaven they even
worshiped as Quirinus.
Works Cited
Lawall, Gilbert, ed. Ecce Romani. 3rd ed. New
York, NY: Addison-Wesley Educational,
Incorporated, 2000. 109-09.
"Romulus & Remus." Transition Year Programme.
1996. 14 Oct. 2008
<http://iol.ie/~coolmine/typ/romans/emap.html
>.
"Romulus and Remus." UNRV History Roman
Empire. 2003. UNRV. 14 Oct. 2008
<http://www.unrv.com/culture/romulus-andremus.php>.