Suggested Readings. Guerber. The Story of the Greeks; Hall, Life in Ancient Greece, II, 166; Harding, Stories of Greek Gods, Heroes, and Men; Tappan, The Story of the Greek People; Yonge, Young Folks' History of Greece; Mace-Tanner, Old Europe and Young America, 24-73; Hall, Four Old Greeks.
WHEN ROME RULED THE WORLD
274. Rome, the Eternal City. Italy looks like a big boot hanging from the Alps Mountains down into the Mediterranean Sea. "Sunny Italy," people call it.
An old Roman myth
The ancient Romans all believed that their city, Rome, was founded by a hero called Romulus. He had a twin brother, Remus. A wicked uncle threw them while babies into a basket and set it adrift on the river Tiber. But the boys—so the story runs—were found by a she-wolf that nursed them until they became men, strong and cruel. With the aid of others as brave as himself, Romulus founded the city of Rome.
How Rome was ruled
275. Rome Becomes a Republic. Romulus was the first of six kings. The people drove out the sixth because he was cruel, and Rome became a republic. The republic was ruled by two men called "consuls," aided by the advice of great men called "senators." These senators were among the wisest men in the Old World.
276. Stories of Roman Heroes. The people of Rome, like the Greeks, had their tales of what the bold heroes of olden times had done.
Horatius saves Rome