Romulus & Remus
Know the Roman legend of Romulus and Remus: twin babies cared for by a she-wolf, with Romulus later named as Rome's founder. Understand that Romans told this story to explain their city's beginning, and that the legend is not proof of its events.
What a learner can do afterwards
- Retell the legend of the wolf caring for baby Romulus and Remus
- Say that the legend names Romulus as Rome's founder
- Explain that Romans used the legend to explain their city's beginning, but the story alone does not prove its events
1 · Read
You have learned about games in ancient Greece. Now we turn to Rome in Italy. Romans told a legend about two baby brothers, Romulus and Remus. They were twins. In the story, the babies were left beside a river. A mother wolf found them, fed them and kept them safe.
In the legend, the twins grow up. Romulus then builds a city called Rome. The story names Romulus as its founder.
A legend is a story people tell about the past. Romans told this legend to explain how their city began. The story alone does not prove that its events happened.
The legend tells of a wolf caring for twins and Romulus building Rome. Romans used it to explain their city's beginning.
Original reading written for this dataset about pictures, legends and evidence.
More to read
A statue and a story
Imagine seeing a statue of a wolf feeding two babies. You can connect that picture with the Roman legend of Romulus and Remus. The two babies are the twins in the story.
The statue helps someone remember the legend. It does not prove that a wolf really cared for the twins. A picture of a story and proof of an event are different things.
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