THE FOUNDING OF ROME

ROMULUS AND REMUS

• A myth taught by the Romans to explain how Rome was founded
• Were twin brothers who were raised by a wolf
• When they grew older, Romulus killed Remus
• Romulus is then given credit for founding the city of Rome
• This is believed to happen in 753 BC

AENEAS

• Was a leader of the Trojan army, during the Trojan War
• When Troy fell, he fled with a group of refugees and landed on the coast of Italy, near the Tiber River
• Roma, a woman in his group, resisted when the rest wanted to move on
• She burned the ships and left them stranded there
• The group then stayed and founded the city of Rome

ARCHEOLOGIST FACT

• City grew out go a number if settlements
• They were vulnerable to attack so they banded together
• Grew in size and strength due to trade in the Medditeranean
• They were influenced by the Etruscan people to the north
• Adapted trade, religion, and architecture from them