Ccarving of Romulus and Remus
When Romulus and Remus became adults they decided to found a city where the wolf had found them The brothers quarrelled over where the site should be and Remus was killed by his brother This left Romulus the sole founder of the new city and he gave his name to it Rome The date given for the founding of Rome is 753 BC This story of course is only a legend The actual growth of Rome is less exotic and interesting The city of Rome grew out of a number of settlements that existed around seven hills that were near the River Tiber The settlements were near the river for the obvious reasons of a water supply The Tiber was also narrow enough at this point to be bridged However the area also suffered because of the nearness of the river Each settlement was separated from the other by marshland Each individual settlement was vulnerable to attack as a single settlement By joining together they were stronger To join together the marshland had to be drained This was something that took years to do The legend of Romulus and Remus gives the impression that Rome was created very quickly the truth was very different The early people of Rome were from a tribe called Latins They were from the Plains of Latium The Latins were successful farmers and traders and they became rich and successful Therefore Rome from its early days was a rich city This was to create jealousy and to bring the city of Rome into conflict with areas surrounding the city In particular the Romans fought against the Etruscans and the Samnites For this reason the leaders of Rome invested in an army This skilled force both protected the city and expanded its power By 300 BC the Romans controlled most of the Italian peninsula
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