Rise of Rome
The legend of Roman Empire, the strongest empire lasted more than 1,000 years in regions of minor Asia, Northern Africa, Europe including Spain, Britain, german and Gaul, which now we call France, was not created in one single day. The stories of ancient gods, heroes, and myths are part of their splendid chronicle, they are both practical facts and fantasies. Much of what we know today about the historical foundations of Rome comes to us from ancient writers such as Livy and Herodotus, along with the findings of archeology. The early history of Rome, so deeply rooted in legend and mythology, is a Amix of fact, fiction, educated guesses and established notions on the conditions of the ancient Mediterranean world@().
The Romulus ruled as the first King of Rome from 753-715 BC. AThe legend of Rome's origin would have been poorer if the gods had had no role in it.@(encyclopedia) Romulus was the founder of Rome and Remus was his twin brother. Their......
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