Romulus And Remus Livy Background

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Rome consist of a copious amount of history provided by an important historian named Titus Livius, also known as Livy. The difference between Livy and others is that his philosophical detachment enables him to see history in terms of human characters and representative individuals rather than of partisan politics (The History of Rome 2). Readers will learn about the founding and history of the first king of Rome, and the many kings after him. Readers will learn about Romulus and his twin brother Remus, the values they lived by, and the different myths pertaining to Luscious Tarquinious and his sons. To begin with, Romulus and Remus’s story is similar to the prior history of their late grandfather and great-uncle, Numitor and
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