According to an ancient legend, the Italian capital Rome was founded in 753 BC by Romulus – the first king of the Romans. For more than 700 years from the first to the seventh centuries, Rome became the center of power in Europe.
To this day, Rome remains one of the oldest capitals in the world.
Rome of the Romans was built on 7 consecutive hills. The Romans built many squares, monasteries, palaces, arenas, temples, ancient fortresses, fountains… here.
However, archaeologists have discovered some evidence of human habitation in Rome before 753 BC. The Palentino hill in Rome is associated with the ancient Roman legend of twin brothers Romulus and Rimus.
After the brothers were abandoned due to a prophecy, Romulus and Rimus were found in the hills of Palentino after years of being fed by the milk of a wolf. Therefore, the symbol of Rome that comes from the above legend is the image of two children suckling the milk of a mother wolf.
In particular, Rome is known as the “Eternal City” because the ancient Romans had a strong belief that, no matter what happened to the world, Rome would still last forever. time. Indeed, to this day, Rome is one of the oldest capitals of the world. Therefore, people in countries around the world often refer to Rome with the beautiful name “Eternal City”.