And the History of the city of Rome Romulus and Remus And the History of the city of Rome

The birth of Romulus and Remus : According to the roman mythology, the founders of Rome were Romulus and Remus. The twin-brothers were the supposed sons of the god Mars and the priestess Rhea Silvia. The story begins with the deposition of Numitor (their grandfather and king of the ancient Italian city of Alba Longa), by his brother Amulius. Numitor's daughter, Rhea Silvia, was made a Vestal Virgin by Amulius - which meant that she was made a priestess of the goddess Vesta and therefore forbidden to marry. However, the god Mars came to her in her temple and with him she conceived her two sons, Romulus and Remus. God Mars and the priestess Rhea Silvia.

The raise of them by the she-wolf

Romulus and Remus were then discovered by Faustulus. Faustulus, a shepherd, and his wife, Acca Larentia.

The construction of Rome and the death of Remus

ROME Plutarch says that Romulus was 53 ("in the fifty-fourth year of his age") at his death (Plutarch says that he vanished) in 717 BC. If true, then Romulus and Remus would have been born in the year 771 BC, and have begun the founding of Rome at the age of 18.

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