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- Twins are born
- Raised by a wolf
- Growing up
- Two twins boys, Romulus and Remus were born to a princess named Rhea Silvia. Their father was a Roman god of war, Mars. The king was scared that someday Romulus and Remus would take his throne. So he left the boys in a basket. He wanted them to die.
- Founding a new city
- The boys were found by a wolf. The wolf cared and protected them from wild animals. A woodpecker helped them to find food. Eventually some shepherds found the boys. One shepherd took them home and raised them as his own children.
- Remus is killed
- Remus got captured and was taken to the king. Romulus gathered some shepherds to rescue his brother. They killed the king. When the city knew who they were,they offered the crown to them as joint kings. However, they turned down the crown.
- Rome is founded
- They went to the place where Rome is located today. They each wanted to place the city on a different hill. Romulus wanted the city to be on top of Palatine Hill while Remus preferred Aventine Hill.They waited for a sign from the gods. They both claimed they had won.
- Romulus started building a wall around Palantine Hill. However, Remus became jealous and made fun of his wall. At one point Remus jumped over the wall to show how easy it was to cross. Romulus became angry and killed Remus.
- Romulus continued to work on his city. He officially founded the city on April 21, 753 BC and named it Rome.He divided his army. He called his 100 most noble men the Patricians. For over 1,000 years Rome would be one of the most powerful cities in the world.
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