WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT ROME

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Roman legend holds that the city of Rome was founded after a fight between the mythical twin brothers
A
Mercury and Mars
B
Romulus and Remus
C
Jupiter and Neptune
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -When Romulus built a city wall, Remus jumped over it and was killed by his brother. Romulus consolidated his power, and the city was named for him.

Detailed explanation-2: -According to legend, Ancient Rome was founded by the two brothers, and demigods, Romulus and Remus, on 21 April 753 BCE. The legend claims that in an argument over who would rule the city (or, in another version, where the city would be located) Romulus killed Remus and named the city after himself.

Detailed explanation-3: -The legend of the founding of Rome dates back to 753 BCE. While this myth has little basis in fact, the Romans used it to explain their past and provide a sense of heroism and inspiration. In this sense, the founding myth gave the citizens of Rome a dignified and a divine ancestry.

Detailed explanation-4: -Romulus and Remus were mythical twin brothers who founded the city of Rome around 753 BCE. In the Romulus and Remus story, Romulus founded the city of Rome after killing his brother Remus. Historians know about the Romulus and Remus story from ancient sources such as Livy’s History of Rome.

Detailed explanation-5: -In Roman mythology, Romulus and Remus (Latin: [ˈroːmʊlʊs], [ˈrɛmʊs]) are twin brothers whose story tells of the events that led to the founding of the city of Rome and the Roman Kingdom by Romulus, following his fratricide of Remus.

Detailed explanation-6: -In Roman mythology, Romulus and his twin brother Remus were the founders of the city of Rome.

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