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Romulus (/ ˈ r ɒ m j ʊ l ə s /, Classical Latin: [ˈroːmʊɫʊs]) was the legendary founder and first king of Rome.Various traditions attribute the establishment of many of Rome's oldest legal, political, religious, and social institutions to Romulus and his contemporaries.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 10 February 2025. Twin brothers and central characters of Rome's foundation myth This article is about the tale of the mythical twins. For other uses, see Romulus (disambiguation), Remus (disambiguation), and Romulus and Remus (disambiguation). La Lupa Capitolina ("the Capitoline Wolf"). Traditional ...
Most of them attributed the city to an eponymous founder, usually "Rhomos" or "Rhome" rather than Romulus. [88] [89] One story told how Romos, a son of Odysseus and Circe, was the one who founded Rome. [90] Martin P. Nilsson speculates that this older story was becoming a bit embarrassing as Rome became more powerful and tensions with the ...
This is a list of the dynasties that ruled the Roman Empire and its two succeeding counterparts, the Western Roman Empire and the Eastern Roman Empire.Dynasties of states that had claimed legal succession from the Roman Empire are not included in this list.
The Casa Romuli ("Hut of Romulus"), also known as the tugurium Romuli, was the reputed dwelling place of the legendary founder and first king of Rome, Romulus (traditional dates 771–717 BC). [1] It was situated on the south-western corner of the Palatine hill, where it slopes down towards the Circus Maximus, near the so-called "Steps of Cacus ...
The Natale di Roma, historically known as Dies Romana and also referred to as Romaia, is a festival linked to the foundation of the city of Rome, celebrated on April 21. [1] According to legend, Romulus is said to have founded the city of Rome on April 21, 753 BC.
Many historians have noted the coincidence that the last western emperor bore the names of both Romulus, the legendary founder and first king of Rome, and Augustus, the first emperor. [5] The full style used on his coinage was Dominus Noster Romulus Augustus Pius Felix Augustus. [6]
The celeres (Latin: [ˈkɛɫ̪ɛre:s], Ancient Greek: κελέριοι [1]) were the bodyguard of the kings of Rome and the earliest cavalry unit in the Roman military. [2] [3] [4] Traditionally established by Romulus, the legendary founder and first King of Rome, the celeres comprised three hundred men, [2] [5] ten chosen by each of the curiae.