Founding of Rome
Around 753 B.C., it is thought that the city of Rome was founded. There was a legend that told of twin brothers, Romulus and Remus, who were the grandsons of King Nubitor, who founded the city. King Nubitor had a brother named Amulius, who stole the kingdom. He was afraid that the twin boys would grow up and take revenge, so he threw the baby boys into the river. Somehow, the babies survived the ordeal and did not drown. They ended up on the river bank of the Tiber.
A mother wolf found the twins and took them to her den in order to raise them. At a later date, they were found by a shepherd and the shepherd took them home to his wife and they raised them. The twins learned of their birthright when they grew up. They fought and overcame Amulius. Then the boys fought each other and Remus was killed by Romulus. City walls came up and the city was called 'Rome' (after Romulus).
In reality, the people that founded Rome were the Etruscans. There were different groups of people living in Italy at that time, and the main group was the Latins. Most of the people spoke the Latin language.
It is hard to determine how much, if any, of this legend is actually true. But the first citizens of Rome were the Etruscans and the Latins.
Have you ever seen a covered walkway that leads into a building? Those are called 'porticos' and their origins came from the Etruscans.
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