Apr 18, 2018 romulus and remus are most commonly portrayed together in art and on coins. Traditionally, they were the sons of rhea silvia, daughter of numitor, king of alba longa. The lupercalia festival in the cave near the beginning is a case in. The brothers were later found by a shepherd, faustulus, who raised them.
Romulus and remus, two shepherds and loyal brothers, end up taking part to a journey that will lead one of them to be the founder of the greatest nation ever seen. The film is about twin brothers revolt against tyranny in preroman italy and then come to a parting of the ways as they lead their people toward the founding of a new city, known as rome. The greeks customarily created mythical eponymous heroes to explain the origins of placenames. Use our fantastic romulus and remus story powerpoint, to teach your ks2 students all about this legendary roman myth. Romulus and remus with their wolf foster mother, bronze sculpture, c. The basic legend of how romulus came to be the first king of rome begins with the god mars impregnating a vestal virgin named rhea silvia, daughter of a rightful, but deposed king. The history of romulus and remus tells the story of how rome was first founded, and modern archaeology provides tantalizing clues to the legend of these brothers as well. Ppt romulus and remus powerpoint presentation free to. He continued to build up his city and officially made himself king in 753 bc. This was the myth they created, the myth of romulus and remus. Factbox romulus and remus, founders of rome reuters. I often post about a variety of different things including movies, lifestyle, parenting and tutorials.
Nov 20, 2007 romulus began to build walls on the palatine hill, but remus jeered at the low walls, leaping over them, and an angry romulus killed him. In some sources, rhea silvia conceived them when their father, the god mars, visited her in a sacred grove dedicated to him. The moneyers name was sextus pompeius fostlus, who leveraged the opportunity to promote his clans claim of descent from faustulus. Meanwhile, romulus began to build a wall on his hill, which remus decided to jump over. Romulus then ruled rome for about 40 years before being elevated to the status of a god.
But the god mars seduced her and she had the twins. Romulus and remus story ks2 powerpoint teacher made twinkl. They were raised by a timber wolf, thus always having a wolf instinct. The story romulus and remus are the twin brothers and central characters of romes foundation myth. Featured here are powerpoints, reading activities, writing frames, worksheets, and other engaging resources to help support your teaching on the story of romulus and remus the twin sons of princess rhea silvia and the roman god of war, mars. Romulus and remus is a 1961 italian film directed by sergio corbucci and starring steve reeves, gordon scott, and virna lisi. Romulus and his twin brother, remus, were the sons of rhea silvia, herself the daughter of numitor, the former king of alba longa. Their mother was rhea silvia, daughter to numitor, king of alba longa. This guided reading pack is linked to romans in the form of a narrative about romulus and remus. Siena was founded, according to myth, by remus son, senius. As rome grew and became great, the romans invented a myth to explain why they had the right to rule everyone else.
However, the twins had an argument about where to found rome. However, romulus wanted to found the city on the palatine hill while remus wanted to found the city on the aventine hill. You can find a full ks2 lesson plan about the founding of rome in. The history of romulus and remus tells the story of how rome was first founded, and modern archaeology provides tantalizing clues to. Faustulus, the kings herdsman, saw this and took them home to his wife who nursed the children and brought them up. The legend of romulus and remus probably originated in the 4th century bce and was set down in coherent form at the end of the 3rd century bce. One day, romulus and remus discovered who they really were and made a plan to kill amulius and reclaim the throne for their own family. Children often come in with last minute projects to complete. Children will discover the fantastical story of how the twins were raised and the tragic tale behind the founding of one of the greatest cities of the ancient world. Various traditions attribute the establishment of many of romes oldest legal, political, religious, and social institutions to romulus and his contemporaries. However, remus was jealous and began to make fun of romulus wall. You can find a full ks2 lesson plan about the founding of rome in our roman britain resource pack.
Romulus and remus story ks2 powerpoint teacher made. Their mother, rhea silvia was a vestal virgin and the daughter of the former king, numitor, who had been displaced by his brother amulius. Their mother rhea silvia and the rivergod tiberinus witness the moment. Lets just kidnap some of those sabine chicks, says romulus in this film. In roman mythology they were twin brothers, children of rhea silvia and the god mars birth and youth. Two brothers, romulus and remus, will have to rely on each other to survive in a hostile world. When autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. The legendary founding of ancient rome after two abandoned twin. The myth of romulus and remus for kids, ancient rome. Their father was the fierce roman god of war, mars. One shepherd took the boys home and raised them as his own children. In roman mythology they were twin brothers, sons of rhea silvia and the god mars.
Teach your ks2 students about the foundation myth of ancient rome with our romulus and remus resources. Faustulus to the right of picture discovers romulus and remus with the shewolf and woodpecker. The resource is designed for a group of learners with learning difficulties and i teach it as. Jul 3, 2015 images related to the founding of rome. This activity was devised by tony fox who teaches on teeside. Romulus eventually killed remus after an argument over a wall, and the city took his name. When numitors brother amulius became king by force, he made rhea silvia a vestal virgin, so she would not have children who could be kings instead of him. Once romulus and remus got bigger, they were taken home by a shepherd called faustulus.
When numitors brother amulius became king by force, he made rhea silvia a vestal virgin, so she. See more ideas about romulus and remus, rome and ancient rome. Romulus and remus were born in alba longa, one of the ancient latin cities near the future site of rome. Romulus chose a perfect location for his new city, with a river, sea access, and protection from nearby mountains. Ks2 romulus and remus is a beautifully illustrated retelling of the founding myth of rome. Tony felt that one basic difficulty in teaching about the romans topic is that it seems so far removed from pupils own lives that they have difficulty understanding why the romans were important or how they viewed their world.
Jan 11, 2017 in this episode of vlogs of knowledge we cover the story of romulus and remus. Romulus and his twin brother, remus, were the sons of rhea silvia, herself the daughter of. Romulus and remus 1 no transcript 2 romulus and remus there is a legend that tells of halfgod like men that were nursed by a shewolf and watched over by their father the roman god, mars god of. I will have more videos like this in the future, so please like and. Contains a presentation for the story of romulus and remus rome and 4 worksheets 1 literacy, 3 numeracy. So he had the boys left in a basket on the tiber river. With alessandro borghi, alessio lapice, fabrizio rongione, massimiliano rossi. As the title of the movie indicates, it is the story of romulus and remus, the founders of rome.
Romulus and remus were found by a wolf who suckled them. Romulus and remus romolo e remo in italian also known as duel of the titans is a 1961 italian production starring steve reeves, virna lisi and gordon scott. When we learn about the past, it is often times through written texts. After seizing the throne, amulius murdered numitors son, and. The film is about twin brothers revolt against tyranny in preroman italy and then come to a parting of the ways as they lead their people toward the founding of a.
Checking that the book makes sense to them, discussing their understanding and exploring the meaning of words in context. The producers originally wanted steve reeves to play both romulus and remus, but he declined to do double roles and recommended former tarzan gordon scott. Even though romulus had seen more birds, remus argued that he had seen them first and therefore the city should be built on the aventine hill. In this romulus and rebus interactive exercise, students read a short passage about rome and how it was built. The city of rome, one of the greatest empires in history, will be born from their deeds and bloody battles. Romulus, remus, and roma were popular icons among ancient romans, as evidenced by this denarius, struck around 7 bc in the roman republic. Rheas uncle, amulius, tried to have the infants drowned in the tiber river, but they survived and were kept alive by a shewolf. The story of the rape of the sabine women was perhaps invented to explain the custom of simulated capture. Dec 01, 1981 a brandnew readytoread book by anne rockwell. Rhea silvia was the daughter of numitor silvius, king of alba longa, a legendary town founded by ascanius, son of aeneas, prince of troy. Edition discs price new from used from dvd please retry 1. The story of romulus, his twin brother remus, and the founding of the city of rome is one of the most familiar legends about the eternal city.
The movie itself is one of the very best of the genre, with fine performances by scott and reeves, an intelligent and intriguing reworking of the romulus and remus story, a true feeling of ironage antiquity, and some simply terrific filmmaking, aided by a fine music score. Romulus began to build walls on the palatine hill, but remus jeered at the low walls, leaping over them, and an angry romulus killed him. Romulus, now king of rome, then set about stealing women from the sabine tribe to build the population of his new city. Twin boys who were sons of princess rhea silvia, romulus and remus were also sons to the mighty roman god of war, called mars. Through them, the twins are descended from the trojan hero aeneas and latinus, the mythical founder of the kingdom of latium before the twins birth, numitor had been usurped by his brother, amulius.
They are featured in this manner on the statue of romulus and remus in siena, italy. A legend dating back to about the 4th century bc holds that twin brothers named romulus and remus founded the city of rome. Once they were grown, romulus and remus founded the city of rome. This also means that romulus and remus began the founding of rome at the age of 18. Rhea was a princess and a mortal woman who was married to mars, the roman god of war. Remus who in the latin tradition replaces the rhomos of most greek authors, if not a backformation from local placenames such as remurinus ager, remona, is possibly formed from roma by false analogy with such doublets as kipvapa, corcyra, where the o is short. They are often only seen in art as infants being suckled by the shewolf. What was the wolf called that raised romulus and remus. Romulus and remus kids britannica kids homework help. Romulus and remus story one of the most famous stories of rome, the history of romulus and remus continues to captivate to this day. Students answer questions, fill in the blanks and complete a writing activity in an interactive format based on the reading.
We know that reading history can be daunting, so what i want you to do is come up with the story board for a myth about romes founding. Angered by his brothers action, romulus killed him. The king where the boys lived was scared that someday romulus and remus would overthrow him and take his throne. They were supposedly descended from mars, the god of war, and raised by a shewolf. He and his wife looked after them in his home until they were adults. While this myth has little basis in fact, the romans used it to explain their past and provide a sense of heroism and. At one point remus jumped over the wall to show how easy it was to cross. Use storyboards to make the founding of rome romulus and remus story come alive. This retelling of the story of romulus and remus tells of their early separation from their mother, their childhood years when they were raised by wolves, and how they came to found the city of rome, which was populated first by slaves. Remus is killed romulus went ahead and started building a wall around palantine hill. According to the legend, this took place in 754 bc. They wanted to found a city near where the shewolf had found them. This movie tells the story of romulus and remus clashing with their uncleand then with each other.
Romulus and remus also became shepherds until a series of fights, captures, rescues, and killings inspired them to found their own city. However, the fate of the chosen one will pass from killing his own brother. The wolf nursed them until a shepherd and his wife discovered, rescued, and raised them. The legend of the founding of rome dates back to 753 bce. Romulus and remus were the legendary founders of rome. In this episode of vlogs of knowledge we cover the story of romulus and remus. Some writing, including those from plutarch, say that romulus was 54 years old at his death in 717 bc. Romulus and remus simple english wikipedia, the free. Romulus and remus pack of 6 hamilton education limited. Romulus and remus ks2 myths and legends resources twinkl. Rome is founded with remus dead, romulus continued to work on his city. Mar 02, 20 the story of romulus and remus typeface amended.