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TEACHERS N OTE Romulus and Remus Romulus and Remus This well-known Roman legend, written during the first century BC, is about the founding of Rome. It was written by a Roman historian called Livy, whose books were often an interesting mixture of legend and facts. The Roman god Mars is mentioned only briefly in the story, for the Romans, unlike the Greeks, did not favour legends about their gods. Their stories were about the Romans themselves—their heroes, early Roman history, family relationships etc. Activity suggestion: Viewing Sample The city of Rome is on the River Tiber. The children could be given a related homework/library exercise (using atlases or the Internet) to find out which rivers flow through these famous cities: (a) Paris (b) New York (c) London (d) Cairo (e) Melbourne (f) Washington (g) Cambridge (h) Lisbon (i) Quebec (j) Dublin Answers: (a) Seine (b) Hudson (c) Thames (d) Nile (e) Yarra (f) Potomac (g) Cam (h) Tagus (i) St Lawrence (j) Liffey – 4 – Ancient Rome Prim-Ed Publishing www.prim-ed.com
Activity Box Romulus and Remus This Roman legend tells of the founding of Rome by a soldier-farmer called Romulus. Two brothers, Amulius and Numitor, quarrelled over who should be ruler and eventually the younger Amulius made himself king. He banished Numitor from the kingdom and then killed his brother’s sons. Later, Amulius ordered his brother’s pretty daughter, Rhea Sylvia, not to marry or have children. Amulius feared any children she might have would seek revenge against him for his terrible deed. However, Rhea had twin sons, Romulus and Remus, and declared that Mars, the Roman god of war, was their father. Amulius was furious. Wanting the twins to die, he imprisoned their mother and commanded his servants to set them adrift in a basket on the rising floodwaters of the River Tiber. The cries of the young 1. Who was Rome named after in legend? 2. Who was Rhea Silvia’s father? 3. In legend there is usually a hero (male or female) and a villain. Who was the villain in this story? 4. Explain the phrase ‘their humble home’ in your own words. 5. What was Amulius’s ‘terrible deed’? boys were heard by a she-wolf, which then suckled them and looked after the twins in her cave. Later, a poor shepherd discovered them and he and his wife raised the boys in their humble home. When they were adults the boys were told how Amulius had tried to drown them. Seeking revenge, they slew Amulius and placed their grandfather, Numitor, on the throne. The brothers then decided to build a new city but quarrelled over its location. Following what he believed was a sign from the gods which favoured him, Romulus decided to build the city on the site he had chosen. This angered Remus and during another fierce argument Remus was killed by his brother, who then began building the city of Rome. 6. Why do you think Rhea said that Mars was her sons’ father? 7. Give synonyms from the passage for these words: (a) irate (b) exiled (c) killed 8. Name the twins mentioned in the legend. Viewing Sample 9. Two words in the passage that mean ‘instructed’ are: 10. Circle the correct answer. Amulius was the uncle brother grandfather nephew great uncle of Remus. Prim-Ed Publishing www.prim-ed.com Ancient Rome – 5 –
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