A | B |
Historian from whom we get the Romulus and Remus story | Titus Livius (Livy) |
Name of Livy's historical work | Ab Urbe Condita (From the Founding of the City) |
city where Romulus and Remus were born | Alba Longa |
Alba Longa was founded by... | Iulus / Ascanius |
rightful king of Alba Longa and grandfather of Romulus and Remus | Numitor |
brother of Numitor who usurped the throne of Alba Longa | Amulius |
mother of Romulus and Remus | Rhea Silvia |
father of Romulus and Remus | Mars |
the mother of Romulus and Remus was forced to become a... | Vestal Virgin |
penalty for a Vestal Virgin if she is found relating with a man | live burial |
mother of Romulus and Remus was thrown onto... | the Tiber River |
Romulus and Remus were discovered as infants by a... | she-wolf / lupa |
"lupa" was a slang term for a... | prostitute |
Who discovered the twins with the she-wolf | Faustulus |
Who was Faustulus's wife? | Laurentia |
Romulus and Remus's youthful pastime | ambushing pirates |
the art of examining the flight of birds to determine the will of the gods | augury |
exact date of Rome's founding | April 21, 753 BC |
Roman dating system | A.U.C. (Ab Urbe Condita) |
What did Romulus see in the sky? | 12 vultures |