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    Romulus (/ ˈ r ɒ m j ʊ l ə s /, Classical Latin: [ˈroːmʊɫʊs]) was the legendary founder and first king of Rome. Various traditions attribute the establishment of many of Rome's oldest legal, political, religious, and social institutions to Romulus and his contemporaries.

  2. May 29, 2024 · Romulus and Remus, the legendary founders of Rome. Traditionally, they were the sons of Rhea Silvia, daughter of Numitor, king of Alba Longa. Rhea’s uncle, Amulius, tried to have the infants drowned in the Tiber River, but they survived and were kept alive by a she-wolf.

  3. In Roman mythology, Romulus and Remus (Latin: [ˈroːmʊlʊs], ) are twin brothers whose story tells of the events that led to the founding of the city of Rome and the Roman Kingdom by Romulus, following his fratricide of Remus.

  4. Mar 5, 2021 · by Marc Hyden. Romulus: The Legend of Rome's Founding Father is the first comprehensive, modern biography of Rome’s eponymous founder, and it is the ultimate rags to riches story: From abandoned infant to founder and first king of Rome, a tale of fratricide, war, abduction, brutality, and triumph over adversity.

  5. Mar 10, 2020 · The Myth About Rome's 1st King. Romulus was the eponymous first king of Rome. How he got there is a story like many others, involving a rags-to-riches rise in fortune, a miraculous birth (like Jesus), and the exposure of an unwanted infant ( see Paris of Troy and Oedipus) in a river ( see Moses and Sargon).

  6. Sep 28, 2023 · Romulus, as the sole survivor and founder, ascended to the throne as its first king. This article explores Romulus’s reign and the early years of Rome under his leadership, examining the city’s expansion, its government, and the enduring impact of its first king.

  7. Romulus, Romes first king according to tradition, was the invention of later ancient historians. His name, which is not even proper Latin, was designed to explain the origin of Rome’s name. His fictitious reign was filled with deeds expected of an ancient city founder and the son of a war god.