Romulus and Remus

  Livy is one of the greatest historians of all time. One of his greatest works of literature is when he wrote about the founding of Rome.
   Romulus and Remus were born of the goddess Vesta and god Mars. As young babies, they were placed by the Tiber river. There, they were found by the She-wolf, who raised them as her own. When they grew older, they helped their grandfather, Numitor, regain his position as King of Alba Longa. Then, they tried to name the city by the Tiber river. They decided to go bird watching on two different hills, the Palatine and the Capitoline. Whoever saw the most birds got the city named after them. Remus saw 12 birds and went to tell his brother. At the same time, Romulus saw two flocks of six birds. They argued, and then Romulus was jealous and killed his brother. This is why Rome is called "Rome" after Romulus instead of being called "Reme," or something of that kind, after Remus.