Ancient rome facts ducksters biography

Origins of Rome

As legend has it, Rome was founded in B.C. by Romulus and Remus, twin sons of Mars, the god of war. Left to drown in a basket on the Tiber by a king of nearby Alba Longa and rescued by a she-wolf, the twins lived to defeat that king and found their own city on the river’s banks in B.C.

After killing his brother, Romulus became the first king of Rome, which is named for him.

Ancient rome facts ducksters biography

A line of Sabine, Latin and Etruscan (earlier Italian civilizations) kings followed in a non-hereditary succession. There are seven legendary kings of Rome: Romulus, Numa Pompilius, Tullus Hostilius, Ancus Martius, Lucius Tarquinius Priscus (Tarquin the Elder), Servius Tullius and Tarquinius Superbus, or Tarquin the Proud ( B.C.).

While they were referred to as “Rex,” or “King” in Latin, all the kings after Romulus were elected by the senate.