In Roman mythology, Romulus and his brother Remus were the children of Rhea Silvia and an unknown father. Romulus and Remus are best known for being the founders of Rome. This story was recorded by many authors with different versions of the founding story of Rome. Romulus and Remus were the descendants of Aeneas, whose adventures to discover Italy are written by Virgil in The Aenid. Romulus and Remus were related to Aeneas through their mother's father, Numitor. Numitor was the king of Alba Longa, a city of Latium in central Italy. Before Romulus' and Remus' conception, Numitor's reign was taken by Numitor's younger brother, Amulius. Amulius had control over Alba Longa's treasury which he used to dethrone Numitor and become king. Amulius,
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The citadel's commander's daughter promised to open the gates for the Sabine army if they gave her whatever "they bore on their left hand." When the Sabine army passed through, the poor girl expected to receive golden bracelets. But unfortunately she was crushed to death by their large shields. The Sabines attacked the Romans, and the Romans almost lost until Romulus prayed to Jupiter for help. Jupiter answered, and helped the Romans to secure a victory. Eventually, a truce formed between the Romans and Sabines along with Titus and Romulus agreeing to form a joint reign of two kings. They jointly ruled for five years, and used each other's customs from calendars, gods, and even military tactics. This was a time of peace within Rome, but this intercity harmony ceased due to Titus' actions. After these prosperous five years, Titus was caught housing some of his allies who had robbed the neighboring allied Lavinians and murdered some of their ambassadors. The Senate decided that Titus must go to Lavinium to sacrifice and appease both the locals and god in regards to his crimes. In Lavinium, Titus was assassinated and Romulus became the one king of Rome. For the next 20 years, Romulus began to expand Rome's land through war. When Numitor died, Romulus brought Alba Longa into Rome's government and lands. Romulus slowly became more autocratic and the Senate became
The citadel's commander's daughter promised to open the gates for the Sabine army if they gave her whatever "they bore on their left hand." When the Sabine army passed through, the poor girl expected to receive golden bracelets. But unfortunately she was crushed to death by their large shields. The Sabines attacked the Romans, and the Romans almost lost until Romulus prayed to Jupiter for help. Jupiter answered, and helped the Romans to secure a victory. Eventually, a truce formed between the Romans and Sabines along with Titus and Romulus agreeing to form a joint reign of two kings. They jointly ruled for five years, and used each other's customs from calendars, gods, and even military tactics. This was a time of peace within Rome, but this intercity harmony ceased due to Titus' actions. After these prosperous five years, Titus was caught housing some of his allies who had robbed the neighboring allied Lavinians and murdered some of their ambassadors. The Senate decided that Titus must go to Lavinium to sacrifice and appease both the locals and god in regards to his crimes. In Lavinium, Titus was assassinated and Romulus became the one king of Rome. For the next 20 years, Romulus began to expand Rome's land through war. When Numitor died, Romulus brought Alba Longa into Rome's government and lands. Romulus slowly became more autocratic and the Senate became