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"The Founding." //The Roman Empire//. Web. 22 Sept. 2010. .


 * 1) according to myth, Rome was founded by the twins Romulus and Remus
 * 2) they were supposedly by a she wolf when a sea god took their mother for himself
 * 3) when they came of age they decided to found a city near where they washed ashore Romulus chose Palantine Hill and Remus wanted another the omens favored Romulus so it was built there
 * 4) Romulus marked the boundry of the city with a plough pulled by a white bull and a white cow Remus jumped over it, a bad omen that meant the city walls would easily be overcome for which Remus was killed either by his brother or one of his followers
 * 5) Another Roman Founding tale that fits with the tale of Romulus and Remus is the tale of Aenaes
 * 6) Aeneas was a soldier fighting for the Trojans against the Greeks.
 * 7) when the city was captured and sacked Aeneas escaped
 * 8) where after an epic journey he landed in Latium where he married the daughter of King Latius.
 * 9) apparently this upset King Turnus of Rutuli.
 * 10) a war broke out between the two with Aeneas backed by the Etruscans
 * 11) Nautrally, Aeneas was victorious
 * 12) it is implied that Aeneas took over the kingdom of Rutuli, were his descendants ruled intill ousted
 * 13) two children were of the aeneid dynasty were left to die in a forest their names were Romulus and Remus.
 * 14) on a historic note, researchers tend to believe that the actual city was founded by the Etruscans when they conquered the area
 * 15) another theory is that they brought other hill villages together with a wall when threatened by the Etruscans
 * 1) another theory is that they brought other hill villages together with a wall when threatened by the Etruscans