Describe the two legends that tell of the founding of Rome. The describe how and when Rome was actually founded.
The first legend about the founding is about two twin brothers, Romulus and Remus. They would have been abandoned as babies near the Tiber river, rescued by a wolf and raised by a shepherd. The brothers decided to build a city in 753 B.C. The twins fought a lot with each other and one day, Remus made fun of the walls his brother had built and Romulus killed him. Romulus became the first king of Rome and named the city after himself.
The first legend about the founding is about two twin brothers, Romulus and Remus. They would have been abandoned as babies near the Tiber river, rescued by a wolf and raised by a shepherd. The brothers decided to build a city in 753 B.C. The twins fought a lot with each other and one day, Remus made fun of the walls his brother had built and Romulus killed him. Romulus became the first king of Rome and named the city after himself.
The second legend can be found in the Roman poet Vigil's epic poem called The Aeneid. The Aeneid is the story of Aeneas and other Trojan followers. They sailed the Mediterranean after Troy had been destroyed. They landed at the mouth of the Tiber. Apparently, through warfare and marriage to the local king's daughter, Aeneas united the Trojans and the Latins (local people) and became the 'father' of the Romans.
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