WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT ROME

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
When did Ancient Rome start?
A
653 B.C.
B
900 B.C.
C
753 B.C.
D
500 B.C.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -According to tradition, on April 21, 753 B.C., Romulus and his twin brother, Remus, found Rome on the site where they were suckled by a she-wolf as orphaned infants.

Detailed explanation-2: -After a dispute, Romulus killed Remus and became the city’s sole founder. The story dates at least to the third century, and the later Roman antiquarian Marcus Terentius Varro placed the city’s foundation to the well-known date 753 BC.

Detailed explanation-3: -753 BC-The city of Rome is founded. Legend has it that the twin sons of Mars, the god of war, named Romulus and Remus founded the city. Romulus killed Remus and became ruler of Rome and named the city after himself. Rome was ruled by kings for the next 240 years.

Detailed explanation-4: -Rome under Monarchy April 21, 753 B.C. is the legendary date of the founding of Rome by Romulus. At this time the Greeks were just emerging out of their Dark Ages. Romulus reigned from 753 to 715 BC.

Detailed explanation-5: -From its founding in 625 BC to its fall in AD 476, the Roman Empire conquered and integrated dozens of cultures.

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