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how did rome get its name?
Rome is now the capital city of Italy.2,000 years ago it was the centre of the Roman empire. Building started in 753 B.C (befor christ).The Romans had a story to explain how rome began. Twin boys, Romulus and Remus, were the son of mars(the roman god or war)an evil uncle took the as babies and threw the in to the river tiber to drown. The boys floated to land and a mother wolf fed and cared for them. Later a herdsman looked after the twins intill they grew up.

Years later Mars told his twin sons to build a city where they had been found. The city was Rome. One day remus made fun of the wall romulus had built around the city. The twins argued and fought and romulus killed remus. Today, historians and archaeologists agree that there were people living in Rome way before 753 B.c(BEFORE CHRIST). But the legend is one of the most famous in world history!