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The Romans have a myth about how their city was founded. As the story goes, in ancient times, a princess had twin sons, Romulus and Remus. The children’s father was Mars, the Roman god of war. The princess’s uncle, who was also the king, was afraid that the boys would grow up to take his throne, so he ordered his men to drown them in the Tiber River. But before the twins drowned, a wolf rescued them. When Romulus and Remus grew up, they decided to build a town on the banks of the Tiber River where the wolf had found them. But they fought over who would rule the town. Romulus killed his brother, therefore becoming the ruler of the city, which he named Rome. The Romans were inspired by the Greeks and the Etruscans. The Romans borrowed the Greek gods and changed the names. The ruler of all the gods, Zeus, became Jupiter, his son, Ares, became Mars, and the goddess of love, Aphrodite, became Venus. The Romans also adopted the Etruscan’s bloody sports. The Etruscans staged slave fights after the master died. Two slaves fought to the death with swords and small shields. The winner of the fight was awarded and then immediately executed. They also enjoyed watching chariot races. The chariot drivers were strapped to the chariots, and if they fell, they were dragged under the chariot’s wheels or trampled by the horses. These games resulted in injury or death. In Rome, thousands of slaves died fighting as gladiators. They often fought each other or wild animals. Romans flocked to the stadiums to see charioteers risk their lives racing four-horse teams. The Etruscans adopted and altered the Greek alphabet, and the Romans borrowed and changed the Etruscan alphabet. They also used Greek architecture in their own public buildings. In time, they learned how to use concrete to make the stronger and bigger structures, such as the Parthenon in Rome.
The Romans have a myth about how their city was founded. As the story goes, in ancient times, a princess had twin sons, Romulus and Remus. The children’s father was Mars, the Roman god of war. The princess’s uncle, who was also the king, was afraid that the boys would grow up to take his throne, so he ordered his men to drown them in the Tiber River. But before the twins drowned, a wolf rescued them. When Romulus and Remus grew up, they decided to build a town on the banks of the Tiber River where the wolf had found them. But they fought over who would rule the town. Romulus killed his brother, therefore becoming the ruler of the city, which he named Rome. The Romans were inspired by the Greeks and the Etruscans. The Romans borrowed the Greek gods and changed the names. The ruler of all the gods, Zeus, became Jupiter, his son, Ares, became Mars, and the goddess of love, Aphrodite, became Venus. The Romans also adopted the Etruscan’s bloody sports. The Etruscans staged slave fights after the master died. Two slaves fought to the death with swords and small shields. The winner of the fight was awarded and then immediately executed. They also enjoyed watching chariot races. The chariot drivers were strapped to the chariots, and if they fell, they were dragged under the chariot’s wheels or trampled by the horses. These games resulted in injury or death. In Rome, thousands of slaves died fighting as gladiators. They often fought each other or wild animals. Romans flocked to the stadiums to see charioteers risk their lives racing four-horse teams. The Etruscans adopted and altered the Greek alphabet, and the Romans borrowed and changed the Etruscan alphabet. They also used Greek architecture in their own public buildings. In time, they learned how to use concrete to make the stronger and bigger structures, such as the Parthenon in Rome.