Latin shepherds, who lived in small communities, founded the city of Rome. Courageously, the shepherds joined together into a strong army that overtook many surrounding villages to create a colossal empire. Although this is how it was really formed, there is a beloved myth that is told of it’s beginning. There was once a king named Amulius who had two sons. He knew that if he didn’t get rid of them, they would become king and take his power. So he threw them into the Tiber River to drown them. A servant, who took pity on them, saved their lives by placing them in a floating basket. Miraculously, they were discovered by a wolf and fed by a woodpecker. They were raised by this wolf until a shepherd found them and adopted both Romulus and Remus. After the king’s death, they built little villages and made walls around them. There are many different versions on how Remus died, but one story say that Remus was teasing Romulus because Remus built a colossal wall. Because Remus teased him mercilessly, Romulus responded in anger (I guess he was in a bad mood) and killed his brother. That is the truth and the myth behind how Rome was founded.
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