2.  ‘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

3.  ‘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

4.  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

5.  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

6.  Founded on April 21 st, 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

7.  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.  Image 1 from http://www.google.com/imgres?q=Romulus&um=1&hl=en&safe =active&sa=N&biw=1040&bih=642&tbm=isch&tbnid=TCxCdS_B_L TcLM:&imgrefurl=http://www.history.com/photos/roman-leaders- and- emperors/photo1&docid=TvujGE4JynpokM&imgurl=http://www. history.com/images/media/slideshow/roman-leaders-and- emperors/romulus- remus.jpg&w=605&h=412&ei=6NeqTvqhNaP10gGUtunBDw&zoo m=1&iact=hc&vpx=466&vpy=345&dur=1294&hovh=185&hovw=2 72&tx=185&ty=91&sig=111685082577947676259&page=1&tbnh=1 33&tbnw=171&start=0&ndsp=15&ved=1t:429,r:12,s:0 http://www.google.com/imgres?q=Romulus&um=1&hl=en&safe =active&sa=N&biw=1040&bih=642&tbm=isch&tbnid=TCxCdS_B_L TcLM:&imgrefurl=http://www.history.com/photos/roman-leaders- and- emperors/photo1&docid=TvujGE4JynpokM&imgurl=http://www. history.com/images/media/slideshow/roman-leaders-and- emperors/romulus- remus.jpg&w=605&h=412&ei=6NeqTvqhNaP10gGUtunBDw&zoo m=1&iact=hc&vpx=466&vpy=345&dur=1294&hovh=185&hovw=2 72&tx=185&ty=91&sig=111685082577947676259&page=1&tbnh=1 33&tbnw=171&start=0&ndsp=15&ved=1t:429,r:12,s:0  Image 2 from

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