Compare And Contrast Amulius And Romulets

Romulus and Remus were the offspring of Rhea Silvia, priestess of Vesta, and Mars, the god of war and agriculture (Brittany para 1). As babies they were exiled to the Tiber River, in which they were picked up and nursed by a she-wolf. After that, they were taken under the wing of a shepherd whom they succeeded (Brittany para 3). While they were shepherds, there was fight amongst shepherd where Remus was kidnapped. Romulus goes on a quest; soon after, to retrieve his brother from King Amulius (Britannica para 4). King Amulius was killed by Romulus and the twins gave his reign to their grandfather and set off to pioneer their own land (Brittany para 1). Like any other pair of brothers the two fought over who would be the ruler, in the end Romulus won. Envious to Romulus, Remus mocked the rules Romulus had set out regarding his border which results in his, Remus, death (Brittany para 1). After mourning his brother’s death, Romulus begins his city, Rome, April 21, 752 BCE (before common era) (Britannica para 4/5).
Both the families and the brothers share an congruence to their most hated counterpart. In the Montagues and Capulets’ case both the families are prosperous, and in the brothers case they’re twins so they have been through thick and thin together. Romulus and Remus were fated for the birth of Rome, and Montagues and Capulets are fated to despise and fight each other from birth (Brittany para 1). Both feuds consists of exiles, kingship, envy, and intentional and incidental