Their mother, rhea silvia was a vestal virgin and the daughter of the former king, numitor, who had been displaced by his brother amulius. This script tells the story of brothers romulus and remus who founded the ancient city of rome. When numitors brother amulius became king by force, he made rhea silvia a vestal virgin, so she. Romulus builds a city, which he names after himself, and is made king. The basic legend of how romulus came to be the first king of rome begins with the god mars impregnating a vestal virgin named rhea silvia, daughter of a rightful, but deposed king. Romulus after whom the city may have been named and aeneas. Its longevity is testament to the quality of the story as well as to its importance to a great civilisation. Legend or not, the story of romulus and remus narrates how these twin brothers founded the city of ancient rome, after being brought up by a shewolf. When it appeared that remus was going to win the contest, romulus got so angry that he killed remus with a rock and became the first king of rome.
Please note that this story includes some violence that makes it unsuitable for very young children. Titus livius livy, the history of rome, book 1, chapter 6. Rheas uncle, amulius, tried to have the infants drowned in the tiber river, but they survived and were kept alive by a shewolf. Twin brothers saved by a shewolf that found them when they. The story begins with the deposition of numitor their grandfather and king of the ancient italian city of alba longa, by his brother amulius. In roman mythology they were twin brothers, children of rhea silvia and the god mars birth and youth. Patriotic legends aeneas and romulus and remus love tales pyramus and thisbe, baucis and philemon, pygmalion, vertumnus and pomona, hero and leander, cupid and psyche. Romulus and remus were twins their father was a god called mars who had a planet named for him and lots of chocolate bars. The hounds of diana the romulus and remus trilogy part i book. The story is a modified version of the classical myth designed to be read by middle schoolaged students.
This video was made as part of a digital story project for my technology class. Before romulus and remus conception, numitors reign was usurped by nimitors younger brother, amulius. In another version of the story the father of the boys is the hero hercules. The romulus and remus reading a simple guided reading textual evidence worksheet. Titus livius livy, the history of rome, book 1 benjamin oliver foster, ph. This presentation provides information on the story of romulus and remus, the founders of rome. Brothers, romulus and remus, escape death as babies and grow up as shepherds before going on to seek to found their own city. Remus mocked romulus for his choice of location and in the most popular version of the tale remus is then killed by romulus. The story takes place around the time thomas and the sides are little, around 4 or 5 years old. In this book, he recounts the stories of mythical battles and heroes quests that have survived the test of time and continue to awe us in the most amusing ways. Featured here are powerpoints, reading activities, writing frames, worksheets, and other engaging resources to help support your teaching on the story of romulus and remus the twin sons of princess rhea silvia and the roman god of war, mars. Kids learn about romulus and remus the legendary twin brothers who founded the. Remus is still pretty ticked off that his brother, um, stabbed him to death.
The story of romulus, his twin brother remus, and the founding of the city of rome is one of the most familiar legends about the eternal city. Teach your ks2 students about the foundation myth of ancient rome with our romulus and remus resources. Stories from the history of rome classic books for. And in fact the population of albans and latins was too large. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Romulus and remus simple english wikipedia, the free. Anyway, if youre looking for romulus, youll have to head up to olympusthe roman version, anyway. A very good story giving an insight into how rome was built and extened.
The myth of romulus and remus for kids, ancient rome. Includes two different ability levels of the following. The hounds of diana the romulus and remus trilogy part i. This resource is a great short story for year 34 students. Near the mouth of the tiber, there were seven hills. Romulus and remus were born in alba longa, one of the ancient latin cities near the future site of rome. Lively, entertaining and accessible, these retellings of stories f.
He continued to build up his city and officially made himself king in 753 bc. It also tells of livys documentation on this ageold legend and the historians take on it. Ask your students to read and compare the roman romulus and remus legend with an aboriginal dreaming story. In the romulus and remus story, the founders of ancient rome, these twin brothers are sent down the tiber river in a basket by their mother princess rhea to escape persecution from king amulius, who had dethroned princess rheas father, numitor. As they grow older, romulus has an interest in making things, while remus enjoys hunting with his wolf brothers. This ebook is perfect to enhance learning in english and history in line with the objectives of the 2014 national curriculum. In roman mythology, romulus and his twin brother remus were the founders of the city of rome. A middleirish version of the romulus and remus story in the third volume o.
A simplified version of the romulus and remus myth, about the founding of rome. Though they used to be inseparable, theyre kind of at odds these days. This is an important story for romans since their city was started by the son of a god it had to be more powerful than any other city. Livy discusses the myth in chapters 4, 5, and 6 of his works first book.
Back in 2008 i believe i wrote this story when i first heard about the historic romulus and remus, the legendary founders of rome raised by wolves. This tells a short, simple version of the story of romulus and remus. Explain the story of romulus and remus im curious, and please put a short paragraph please, nothing long. Rhea silvia was the daughter of numitor silvius, king of alba longa, a legendary town founded by ascanius, son of aeneas, prince of troy. In roman mythology, romulus and remus are twin brothers whose story tells the events that. Explain the story of romulus and remus yahoo answers. Traditionally, they were the sons of rhea silvia, daughter of numitor, king of alba longa. However, with deeper examination, both of the stories have differing deeper meanings, and begin to drift apart with more digging. Two other, lesser known accounts have remus killed by a blow to the head with a spade, wielded either by romulus commander fabius according to st. Romulus became so infuriated that he killed remus instantly, declaring that he would kill any person who ever made fun of his city, which he called rome. Romulus was very angry, and in his rage he struck his brother and killed him.
The city founded by romulus in about 330ad was named rome, after romulus. The story of aeneas was principally the creation of vergil. Their mother, rhea silvia, was a descendant of aeneas, great hero of the trojan war and son of venus. The stories about the founding of rome are conflicting, but there are two main founding figures to look out for. This work contains a variety of versions of the story. Romulus and remus did not agree on where the city should be based, so they decided to watch the flight of. Media in category story of romulus and remus, palazzo magnani frieze the following 55 files are in this category, out of 55 total. Rome, last link in the long chain of transmission connecting us to atlantis and to the glorious civilizations before the flood rome, according to legend, was founded by two wild children, twin brothers named romulus and remus.
Livys rendition of romulus and remus and the story of cain and abel in the bible are two stories that, at first glance, appear to be comparable to each other. In the other version, remus is simply stated as dead. Remus spoke scornfully to his brother and laughed at him, and jumped over the wall that romulus had just begun to raise. Written a while ago, so i apologise for poor characterisation. There are several versions of what happens next, but they all finish with remus dead and with romulus as the sole ruler, the first of romes seven kings. Romulus makers of history kindle edition by abbott, jacob.
Geraldine mccaughrean has written over 140 books and plays for both adults and children, including peter pan in scarlet, the official sequel to j m barries peter pan, which was one of the most talked about and successful childrens titles of 2006. Their mother, rhea silvia was the daughter of numitor, king of alba longa, an. Rome required a great foundation story, and the legend of romulus and remus effectively filled that void. Stories from the history of rome the walls were soon begun, but while they were building, the two young men began to quarrel. Much of the information on the founding of rome comes from the first book of livys history of rome. A middleirish version of the romulus and remus story. Romulus and remus by geraldine mccaughrean goodreads. Her story is told in the first book of ab urbe condita libri of livy and in cassius dios roman history. Mars or in some variations the demigod hero hercules and their story is recorded. It is also possible that evander of arcadia founded rome. I teach high school latin, so i love clear beginner books about myth and.
Twins romulus and remus are found and raised by a female wolf. The romulus and remus story is an important foundation myth for rome. Seeking to establish their own settlement, romulus finally built a wall around the palatine hill, the location he had chosen for the founding rome. Numitor was a king of alba longa, an ancient city of latium in central italy, and father to rhea silvia. Character profile for romulus from the history of rome. The boys were descendents of the trojan prince and great warrior aeneas made famous from virgils epic poem the aeneid. As adults, romulus and remus were two natural born leaders and in a fight killed king amulius and reinstated nimitor as king of alba longa. Students wont even realize that they are building fluency through oral reading because this creative script captures their interest and makes them want to practice and perform. Romulus recruits local outcasts and bandits, but they are short of women so they trick a local latin tribe, the sabines, into a joint celebration. In this episode of vlogs of knowledge we cover the story of romulus and remus. Romulus and remus were the legendary founders of rome.
Its the story of romulus and remus, founders of rome. Romulus and remus were related to aeneas through their mothers father, numitor. Comparison of romulus and remus and the story of cain and. Romulus and remus ready toread paperback 1 sep 1997.
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