Rome: Kingdom, Republic and Empire

Rome was built, according to legend, by twins Romulus (whose name became the city’s) and Remus in 753 BC. They were the grandsons of a deposed king. His replacement, thinking they would take revenge when they were old enough, ordered the twins to be drowned. Luckily, they were saved by a she-wolf which raised them with her own cubs. In adulthood, they gave their grandfather back his crown and murdered the new king, before moving away to establish their own city. However, the twins could not agree on the best place to build it and Romulus fought his brother, Remus, and killed him.