1. LIFE WITHOUT ROMULUS

2. With Romulus gone, there was much uproar in Rome.

3. To calm the masses, the Roman senate came up with an idea.

4. Instead of having a king, the senate decided to divide themselves into ten groups of ten men.

5. Each group of 10 men ruled for 50 days, with one man having complete power for 5 days and then it was handed to another man for 5 days.

6. The senate thought that this would solve the problem.

7. The people, however, did not like this idea, complaining that instead of one master, they now had 100.

8. To calm the people, the senate chose a Sabine man named Numa to be the next king.

9. Numa was a very well-respected man who was known for his justice and piety.

10. Everyone thought that Numa would be a great man to replace Romulus. But was he?!!