As
with many great 'beginnings' there is a mythical tale that surrounds
the founding of Rome.
Our
story begins when the Roman God of War Mars had twin sons with
the priestess Rhea Silvia. This displeased the evil king of the
day and he had Rhea Silvia imprisoned and he ordered a slave to
kill the children.
The
kindly slave could not bring himself to kill the infants so set
them adrift in a basket on the river Tiber. Downstream the children
were found by a 'she wolf' who had just lost her cubs. The wolf
rescued the boys from the river and suckled them. Soon after this
a shepherd named Faustulus took the boys home and raised them
as his own.
When
the boys grew up they went on to found a new city. Romulus then
killed Remus in an argument over what the new city should be named.
Romulus then named the city Rome after himself and went on to
be the city's first king.
Over
the next M years or so Rome
became a major super power. It took its language, numbers and
ways of doing things all over the known world. Some of these things
are still evident in our society today e.g. roads, sewerage systems,
roman numerals and many other things you may not have thought
about...
