King of Rome

Romulus and Remus, twin sons of Mars founded Rome. A king left the boys when they were babies in a basket in a river to drown. They were then saved by a she-wolf. The boys grew up and found the king who tried to kill them and defeated him. They found their own city on the river’s banks in 753 B.C. Romulus killed his brother and became the first king of Rome. Rome’s era as a monarchy ended in 509 B.C. with the overthrow of its seventh king, Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, whom ancient historians…

Rome was the city of achievements. Rome had skilled engineers of the ancient world. Though, Rome had been in debt to the Greeks by adapting to many of their skills Rome surpassed by building better buildings also along with the creation of new inventions like “concrete”. During the Roman Anarchy, Rome fell under the rule of the Etruscan king. Rome gained to the writing skills brought up by the Etruscan. Also, adding to this, Rome adapted to building Greek style temples through the…

Roman monarchy is the first era of Rome. The monarchy shows the that the Romans valued a voice of the people and respect for diversity. Roman monarchy spanned for a relatively short time, 753-509 b.c.e. The Roman monarchy started in the 753 b.c.e. Rome was founded by Romulus and Remus, and Romulus later became king. He killed his brother and established the city of Rome (which is named after him). Romulus was trying to attract immigrants and outcasts, therefore, Rome amassed a large and…

Legend has it that Rome was founded by the two demigod brothers, Romulus and Remus. They were sons of Rhea Silvia, daughter of King Numitor of the mythical city, Alba Longa. She was impregnated by Mars, the war god. Her brother ordered Romulus and Remus to be drowned, but the survived and washed up on the shore of Palatine Hill. They were raised by a she-wolf and then found by the shepherd, Faustulus. They learned who they really were and went back to Alba Long and killed Rhea’s brother.…

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'…

The evolution of Rome from a small town to a colossal empire was centuries in the making. After being ruled by Etruscan kings, Rome finally overthrew them in 510 BCE. A Republic was formed and the idea of the citizen was born. The Republic flourished for close to 500 years. During this time, there was a push for Roman conquest. During the Republic, there was an inability to manage the enormous territory Rome had acquired. In about 31 BCE, the Republic collapsed due to a century of civil wars.…

unstoppable. Rome was founded over 1,200 years ago, with many speculations as to why, and after quickly gaining size, Rome became a very powerful empire. After a long and successful rule, Rome finally fell and the once great empire was destroyed, but even after the empire fell, Roman culture and architecture were kept and are still used today. The Romans controlled a great empire that made a long lasting impact on our society and we might be much different without them. The great city of Rome…

information in this paper comes from the works of Polybius, who lived between 200 and 118 BCE, Livy, who lived between 59 and 17 BCE, and the Twelve Tables, which was supposedly created around 450 BCE. Through the works of these authors we can conclude that Rome was so successful at international expansion due to their ability to adapt and adjust to certain situations when a new threat arose, their…

Ancient Rome was believed to be founded over 750 years ago, by Remus and Romulus. These two were twin brothers, whose father, Mars, was the god of war. Legend has it that Mars had sexual relations with a princess, who birthed the boys. The princesses brother, The King, felt threatened by the twins and put them in a basket to drown in the Tiber. A she-wolf discovered the children in the river, and took them under her care. Romulus became the first king of Rome when he killed his brother Remus,…

to them. They also taught the Romans their way of divination, morals, religion, and introduced the Greek alphabet to them. The Etruscans are historically important because they made Rome a true city. 2. A Pyrrhic victory is a victory achieved at too great a cost. A famous Pyrrhic victory is one that was by Pyrrhus, king of Epirus. Pyrrhus defeated the Romans in battle in 279 B.C., but he had lost a great deal of his army. If faced with another battle, Pyrrhus would lose. 3. The Patricians were…