4. Romulus and Remus

Romulus and Remus were twins who supposedly founded the city of Rome. According to the legend, their parents abandoned them at an early age, placed them into a basket and put it into the river Tiber. A wolf discovered the basket and brought it to a shepherd, who brought up the twins.

When they became adults, the brothers argued over which hill to build a city on. After a following fight, Remus was killed and Romulus became the first king of Rome. He was a popular ruler and a great military leader.


Words

  • abandon = leave
  • according to = as told by ....
  • argue = to have a quarrel; fight
  • discover = find
  • found - founded = create; start something new
  • place = put
  • popular = liked by many people
  • shepherd = someone whose job it is to take care of sheep
  • supposedly = so people say
  • twins = two children born at the same time to the same mother