The origin of Rome is an interesting story. Did you know that Rome began by thetwin brothers Romulus and Remus? About a year before the twin brothers were born, theirgreat uncle had taken the power from their grandfather. When the new King found outabout the twins birth, he told his men to throw them into the Tiber River, because he wasscared that they would threaten him. The gods took pity on the twins and they were safely placed into the shore. Whenthe floated with the water in the shore, they finally hit land and stopped. A wolf heard thetwins near by and comfort and protected them as if it was her own babies. Later on thatday a shepherd discovered the boys and took them home and raised them as his own sons.When Romulus and Remus became older, they took revenge on his cruel uncle and theirgrandfather got his throne back. Looking over a hill, their destiny and greatness had finallyappeared. Over the hill, beyond the Tiber River, they founded the City of Rome.Years later, the Romans faced a more sophisticated culture of the easternMediterranean. Because of this the story of the twins became boring when compared tothe Greek tales of the Trojan War. So a poet named Virgil created a new legend.. Hewrote a poem called Aeneid, he talked about Aeneas, a Trojan Hero. After all Aeneasadventures and battles, Aeneas founded a colony in Italy, where Romulus and Remus wasborn years later.Still, both of these legends are important to the Romans. The story of Romulusand Remus said that strength, justice, and the favor of the gods was the best protectionfrom the bad things. The Aeneid connected Rome to the older civilizations of Greece andAsia Minor. All this showed and proved that they werent the newcomers to theMediterranean world.When Athens was displayed, Rome was only a small town in Italy. Alexander theGreat conquered the empire and he made Rome a stronger city-state in 323 B.C. Romewon control and it united people and regions....
