Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Roman Legends


Remus And Romelus
The first legend of how Rome was founded is about two brothers, Remus And Romelus, they were raised by a wolf on the river Tiber.  They decided to build a city in 753 BC. The brothers often fought but, when Remus made fun of Romulus wall that he built, Romulus lashed out at his brother and killed him. Romelus went on to become the first king of Rome, which he named after himself.
Aeneas
The seeds of Rome could be traced even further To the Aenied, the story of a Trojan hero called Aeneas. He and a band of followers are said to have landed on the mouth of the river Tiber. After the Greeks captured Troy. Through warfare and marriage to the local kings daughter Aeneas united the Trojans and the Latin’s .

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