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Romulus. By : Makayla Bacon. Romulus. He was known to be the founder of Rome. Romulus and his twin brother Remus were abandoned by their parents as babies and put into a basket that was then placed into the river Tiber. His parents were the god Rhea Silvia and Mars. How were they found?.
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Romulus By : MakaylaBacon
Romulus • He was known to be the founder of Rome. • Romulus and his twin brother Remus were abandoned by their parents as babies and put into a basket that was then placed into the river Tiber. • His parents were the god Rhea Silvia and Mars
How were they found? • They were found by a female wolf , the wolf nursed the babies until they were found by a shepherd and his wife. • While they were with the shepherd and his wife they took care of sheep. • Until one day the boys (Romulus and Remus) decided they wanted to be kings.
And the building begins… • It was determined that each Romulus and Remus would be in charge of a section of the new city. It was also said that Romulus section was to be twice the size of Remus. Romulus ,using a plow pulled by a white cow and a white bull, cut a furrow to mark the boundary of his section. • Remus ,angry at his brother getting the larger part, jumped over the furrow into his brother section.
It All Comes Down To This… • In one story they say that Romulus murdered his brother , in another story they say that Remus simply disappeared during a storm • Romulus continued to build the city, that he named after him, calling it Rome!!!! • And that’s how Rome came to be.
What Happens Now… • Romulus was later defied and became associated with Quirinus, under whose name he worshipped. • All this was known to have happened during 330-346 AD • All of his followers were men, later on the men wanted families. • He founded Rome in 735 B.C • He also had followers that had gotten in trouble in other countries and took refuge here in Rome.
How Did He Make Families? • Romulus knew that if he didn’t get women into his city, Rome would only last for one generation. • So he first tried convincing neighboring towns to grant the right of intermarriage between their towns. • Fearing that Rome might get to much power, every town that Romulus went to they turned down the proposals. • So in order to get the women Romulus decided to steal them for his new city.
What were the women called? • The women were called Sabine's , the men followers immediately took their choice of women. The better looking of the Sabine’s were reserved for the patricians.
Sources • ancienthistory.about.com/od/leadersns/p/aa121002aRomulus.htm • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romulus_and_Remus • www.historylearningsite.co.uk › A History of Ancient Rome • www.crystalinks.com/romulus.html • en.wikipedia.org • tumblr.com • art.com • mainlesson.com