RomulusBy : 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?• 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.

ROMULUS!!

Paintings and Mosaic’ s of Romulus and Remus.

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