Romulus and Remus were twin brothers whose mother was Rhea Silvia and father was the god Mars. Their grandfather Amulius feared they would overthrow him, so he ordered them killed as infants. They were instead placed in a basket on the Tiber River and rescued by a wolf that nursed them. A shepherd named Faustulus discovered and raised them. As adults, Romulus killed Remus and went on to found the city of Rome, naming it after himself.

1. Romulus and Remus By Luis Ortiz Donald Esposito

2. Parents Their mother was Rhea Silvia Their father was the god of war, Mars

3. History Amulius, their grandfather, was afraid that his grandchildren might of overthrown him, so he ordered the servant to kill Romulus and Remus. Romulus’s and Remus’s mother was buried alive.

4. History (continued) The servant instead put the twin brothers in a basket next to the Tiber River. The Tiber River flooded and gently rose the basket and the basket was carried down the stream.

5. History (continued) Remus and Romulus were saved by the river deity Tiberinus. They were placed on Palatine Hill. There, they were nursed by a wolf, or Lupa in Latin. They were nurtured under a fig tree and fed by a woodpecker.

6. History (continued) Romulus and Remus were then discovered by Faustulus, a shepherd for Amulius. Faustulus and his wife, Acca Larentia, raised the boys as their own.

7. History (continued) Romulus killed Remus and was declared king of Rome. Rome was named after Romulus. Romulus- 771 B.C.E. – 717 B.C.E. Remus- 771 B.C.E – 753 B.C.E