Ni Brussels or Strasbourg and The Hague, or Paris, or Berlin, or Zurich, and Tel-Aviv.
Rome, head of the world. Rome, a mother of nations. Rome, capital of Europe.
"[I, 6] Young marched in formation down the middle of the assembly and saluted their grandfather as king, his action was approved by the entire population, with one voice that ratified the title and sovereignty of the king. After the government of Alba was thus transferred to Numitor, Romulus and Remus were possessed of the desire to build a city where they had been abandoned. The surplus population of Albanians and the Latins were joined by pastors: It was natural to expect that with all of them, Alba and Lavinio be smaller compared with the city that was to be found. These expectations were rejected for good pleasant anticipations were disturbed by the ancestral curse (ambition) which led to an unfortunate dispute over what was at first a trivial matter. As they were twins, and none could claim to have priority based on age, decided to consult the tutelary deities of the place for that through an omen to decide who would give his name to the new city and who would govern it after it was founded. Romulus accordingly selected the Palatine as his place of observation, Remus the Aventine.
[I, 7] said Remo was the first to receive an omen: six vultures appeared to him. Occur just after the omen, Romulus appeared twice. Each was saluted as king by his own party. Each based their acclaim in the priority of the appearance, the other in the number of birds. Then followed a violent altercation, the heat of passion led to bloodshed and, in the tumult Remus was killed. The most common belief is that Remus contemptuously jumped over the newly raised walls and was immediately killed by an enraged Romulus, who exclaimed: "So shall henceforth with every one jump over my walls." Romulus thus became sole ruler, and the town was named after him, its founder. "
Livy in Ab city Condit Libri I, 6-7.
(This entry must have gone a few days ago, but the growing Alzheimer galloping through my brain is not released until yesterday. The fact is that the link well worth ).
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