Humanities
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- The king where the boys lived was scared that they would be better and more powerful as they grew older so he put them in a basket in hopes they would soon die.
- Romulus and Remus were twin boys. They were born to a princess named Rhea Silvia. And their father was the god of war his name was Mars.
- Eventually some shepherds came across the twins and one of them took the twins home and to raise them as his own children.
- The boys were found by a she wolf. The wolf protected them from other wild animals.
- As the boys grew older they became natural leaders. One day Remus was kidnapped to be taken to the king. He discovered his true identity. Romulus gathered some shepherds to rescue his brother. They ended up killing the king.when the city knew who the boys were they offered to crown them as a joint kings.However they turned down the crown because they wanted to found their own city.
- The twins agreed to wait for a sign of the gods called augury to determine which hill to use. Remus saw the sign of 6 vultures first, but Romulus saw 12. Each claimed to have won.
- The twins eventually came to the place where Rome is today. They both liked the general area but they each wanted it on a different hill. Romulus wanted the city to be on top of palatine hill while Remus wanted the city to form on Aventine hill.
- Romulus became angry and killed Remus.
- Romulus went ahead and built around Palantine hill. However Remus was jealous and began to make fun of Romulus wall . Remus jumped over the wall to show how easy it was to cross
- With Remus dead, Romulus continued to work on his city. He officially founded his city on April 21, 753 BC, Making himself king, and naming Rome after himself. The city grew and prospered. For over 1,000 years Rome would be one of the most powerful cities in the world.
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