According to tradition, Rome was founded by Romulus and Remus in 753 BC. They were twin brothers, sons of a human mother and the god of war, Mars. After their birth, the king ordered them killed. They were placed in a basket and put into the Tiber River - left to die from exposure in the outdoors. But their basket washed up on the river bank where they were found by a female wolf. The wolf nursed the hungry babies and cared for them until they were found by a shepherd.

The shepherd and his wife raised the babies as their own. Romulus and Remus grew up and helped overthrow the king who had ordered their death. They wanted to build their own city along the Tiber River where their basket had washed ashore. They disagreed about where it should be, and Romulus killed Remus during their quarrels. Romulus built the city of Rome on one of the seven hills along the Tiber - the Palatine hill - and lived a long life as king of Rome.


In some myths, both Romulus and Remus were the grandsons of Hector, last crown prince of Troy. They survived in the wild with wolves and other wild animals after the fall of Trojan Kingdom. This actually corralates with the fact that historically Rome has a huge rivarlry and hatred against Greece and later Emperors conquered the greek city states and took people living there as slaves.

Rome is one of the empire that is even now shaping the world. Their legends and culture are preserved in todays society and countries in Europe and Africa. The planets of the Solar System are named by the Romans after their Gods and Godesses.