Storiascopio · Era 6 of 12 · primary year 5
Traditional founding of Rome
about 753 BC · Palatine Hill, Rome
In short
According to legend, Romulus marked out the boundary of a new city on the Palatine Hill on 21 April 753 BC and became its first king. The story says that he and his twin brother Remus, abandoned as babies, had been fed by a she-wolf. On the Palatine, archaeologists have found the remains of huts from the 8th century BC, so there really was a village there. Even today 21 April is celebrated as ‘Rome's birthday’.
Why it matters From a small village on the Tiber grew the city that would rule the whole Mediterranean.
Source: Treccani, entry “Roma”
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about 753 BCEvent 1 of 25AD 476
Your turn
Name ______________________ Class ______ Date __________
When did it happen? Find the date at the top and write it here:
Tell it in your own words: what happened?
Draw the scene below.
storiascopio.com/en/event/traditional-founding-of-rome/ · free worksheet, you may photocopy it for your class