753 BCE: A Very Brief History Of Rome
753 BCE
The legendary founding date of Rome.
There are two myths about the creation of Rome, and they are interconnected and support each other, which is very much curious, taking in to account that they come from two different sources.
Early settlements of the Palatine Hill discovered by archaeologists, date back to ca 750 BC, that factual date is very close to what the legend tells us about the birthday of Rome - 21 April 753 BC - celebrated in Rome with the festival of Parilia.
“According to legend, Ancient Rome was founded by the two brothers, and demi-gods, Romulus and Remus, on 21 April 753 BCE. The legend claims that, in an argument over who would rule the city (or, in another version, where the city would be located) Romulus killed …show more content…
to A.D. 17) – Roman writers and Diodorus Siculus (mid to late 1 B.C.); Cassius Dio (2 to 3 A.D.); Dionysius of Halicarnassus (late 1 B.C.) and Plutarch (before A.D. 50 to after 120) all Greek writers.
The debate about whether Romulus and Remus were real men or simply a myth or maybe a mix of both, is ongoing and may not be decided soon. The majority of the scholars believe that the myth about Aeneas, the motivation of the foundation of Rome, may have some foundation in some folktale, his Roman mythology was not largely accepted until “Augustus commissioned Vergil's epic The Aeneid”.
Romulus' and Remus' story is somewhat incredible to be taken plainly, but there is indication by some scholars that their characters may be based on some historic truth. Foundation myths are often tangled with a mix of fiction and non-fiction. While is true that we may never be sure if Romulus and Remus were or depicted real historical figures, what is certain is that the myth of “Romulus and Remus” was regarded with tribute even by the ancients.
“Dates of Rome’s Kings, according to Varro”
The legendary founding date of Rome.
There are two myths about the creation of Rome, and they are interconnected and support each other, which is very much curious, taking in to account that they come from two different sources.
Early settlements of the Palatine Hill discovered by archaeologists, date back to ca 750 BC, that factual date is very close to what the legend tells us about the birthday of Rome - 21 April 753 BC - celebrated in Rome with the festival of Parilia.
“According to legend, Ancient Rome was founded by the two brothers, and demi-gods, Romulus and Remus, on 21 April 753 BCE. The legend claims that, in an argument over who would rule the city (or, in another version, where the city would be located) Romulus killed …show more content…
to A.D. 17) – Roman writers and Diodorus Siculus (mid to late 1 B.C.); Cassius Dio (2 to 3 A.D.); Dionysius of Halicarnassus (late 1 B.C.) and Plutarch (before A.D. 50 to after 120) all Greek writers.
The debate about whether Romulus and Remus were real men or simply a myth or maybe a mix of both, is ongoing and may not be decided soon. The majority of the scholars believe that the myth about Aeneas, the motivation of the foundation of Rome, may have some foundation in some folktale, his Roman mythology was not largely accepted until “Augustus commissioned Vergil's epic The Aeneid”.
Romulus' and Remus' story is somewhat incredible to be taken plainly, but there is indication by some scholars that their characters may be based on some historic truth. Foundation myths are often tangled with a mix of fiction and non-fiction. While is true that we may never be sure if Romulus and Remus were or depicted real historical figures, what is certain is that the myth of “Romulus and Remus” was regarded with tribute even by the ancients.
“Dates of Rome’s Kings, according to Varro”