Text of ROMULUS. THE PEOPLE’S ROLE IN THE POWERPOINT Rhea Silvia – mother of Romulus and Remus Numitor...
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ROMULUS
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THE PEOPLES ROLE IN THE POWERPOINT Rhea Silvia mother of
Romulus and Remus Numitor Rhea Silvia's dad, and grandfather of
Romulus and Remus, also rightful king of Alba Longa Amulius great
uncle of Romulus and Remus and unrightful king of Alba Longa, also
possible father of Romulus and Remus Faustulus shepherd who raised
Romulus and Remus with his wife
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EARLY LIFE OF ROMULUS PART 1 Romulus was born with his brother
Remus probably on 27/28 March 771 BCE, by their mother, Rhea
Silvia, and their father, the god Mars, the demi-god Hercules, or
possibly Amulius. Then, when they were born, Amulius, Rhea Silvias
uncle, abandoned them in the river Tiber to die, but miraculously
they were saved by a series of interferences, first the river
carried them to safety, then a female wolf suckled them, and a
woodpecker fed them. After that Faustulus, a shepherd, and his wife
found and raised them until adulthood.
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EARLY LIFE OF ROMULUS PART 2 In those days shepherds had a hard
life due to bandits that stole their livestock and other items of
value to them, but Faustulus, the shepherd, was in good hands
because Romulus and Remus were great at stealing from the bandits.
One day they were not so fortunate, and were surprised by about
thirty bandits and their leader, Josephus. After killing around
twenty of them, their swords finally broke, and Remus was captured.
The bandits planned to frame Remus for the crimes they committed,
but this is where the bandits are not lucky, for the landowner of
the area where all the crimes were committed was Romulus and Remuss
grandfather, Numitor, or the rightful king of Alba Longa.
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WIKIPEDIAS VERSION OF PART 2 (ALSO SOME OF OTHER SOURCE) Remus
was captured by shepherds and was brought to Amulius, their great
uncle, who believed him to be a thief, but they soon found out his
true identity. Though meanwhile, Romulus was raising a group of
shepherds to help rescue Remus, when they were ready they went to
rescue Remus. They fought, and Romuluss team of shepherds defeated
Amulius and his guards, and restored Numitor to his throne.
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ROMA Romulus and Remus started a city of their own and both
wanted to start it at different places (Palatine and Aventine
hill). They decided to settle it by divine augury, and Romulus won
( in the sense that he had saw more birds than Remus) They fought
over the subject, and still could not come to an agreement.
Finally, something happened that settled it. Remus jumped over the
trench that separated the two hills, and Romulus killed him.
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ROMULUSS DEATH Romulus mysteriously disappeared in a storm or
whirlwind, during or shortly after offering public sacrifice at or
near the Quirinal Hill.