deed-men abandoned infants by the first flood-water found (nowadays a fig tree)
Infants cared for by she-wolf
Faustulus (kings herdsman) found infants and brought them back to his hut
where his wife (Larentia) nursed them
Amulius forces Rhea to become a Vestal Virgin
Rhea declared Mars as father which angered Amulius
(she cannot have predecessors)
When fully grown, the twins (Romulus & Remus) were
strong & attacked robbers & shared goods
This annoyed Brigands - thus they set traps and managed to catch Remus
who was then handed over to Amulius
Faustulus suspected all along he brought up royal children & was unwilling to declare information
tells Numitor the whole story
Amulius hands Remus to Numitor to kill
Romulus (w/ herdsmen) met at King's house & killed the King
Beforehand, Numitor (now aware the twins are his
grandchildren) pretended an enemy had broken into town
which drew off Military men to garrison the inner fortress
(thus helping Romulus and Remus)
Romulus & Remus were known as Royal
Alba had excess population so they sought a new settlement in the location of
their "drowning"/where they were brought up
as they didn't know who seniority belonged to (they were twins) they waited for a Augury ('omen')