The Story of Rome 罗马的故事

The legend of the birth of Rome comes from far away in time and space. It brings us back to the city of Troy, destroyed by the greek army, probably in the 12c BC. Aeneas, a Trojan prince, left the island after the defeat, bringing along his father Anchises and his son Julo. After many ups and downs, he arrived in Italy and married Lavinia, King Latinus' daughter. Aeneas became himself king of a new town named Lavino, and then his son lulo founded the town of Albalonga, on the Albani Hills. Thirty kings reigned over Albanonga before the wise Numitor, who was killed by his ambitious and cruel borther Amulio, who usurped the throne. He forced his niece Rea Silvia, to become a Vestal. The priest-women of the golddess Vesta were not allowed to get married, thus Amulio was sure he had prevented anybody to claim the power. God Mars fell in love with Rea Silvia and joined together with her, she born him two twin brothers, Romulus and Remus. When king Amulio discovered the babies, he condemned Rea Silvia to be buried alive and ordered to abandon the twin brothers in a basket on the river, aiming at killing them. But the basket came to stop against the slopes of the Palatine Hill, among the roots of a fig-tree. the babies were found there by a she-wolf, that brought them in its den and suckled them as they were its own cubs.Then a shepherd named Faustulus found the children and brought them up. Once adults, Romulus and Remus got to know their story and took revenge on their uncle Amulio, whom they killed. They decided then to found a new city on the hill where they had grown up. They consulted the birds to decide who would be the king: the omens indicated Romulus, who traced a furrow in the gfound, marking the sacred border of the new town. Remus overcame the furrow and entered the sacred area, and for this reason his brother killed him.The foundation of Rome dates traditionally from 21st, April 753BC. Romulus reigned for forty years, then he mysteriously disappeared during a storm as he was standing in the place now occupied by the Pantheon. He was worshippped as the god Quirinus. The she-wolf is still the symbol of the city: a Etruscan bronze statue, dating from the 5C BC, is now at the Musei Capitolini. The twin brothers underneath were added by the sculptor Antonio Pollaiolo. the statue of the Lupa Capitolina was offered to the city by Pope Sixtus IV in 1471, along with many other ancient works of art coming from the collection of the Lateran Place. Mars was the Italic god of agriculture and seasons. As god of war he was very important for Romans.His sacred tree was the oak.罗马的传说发生在很久很久以前的特洛伊城。大概在公元前12世纪，特洛伊城被希腊军队占领了，特洛伊王子Aeneas带着他的父亲和儿子离开了那个孤岛。几经周折，到达了意大利并且和国王latinus的女儿lavinia结了婚。 Aeneas在一个新城名叫Lavinio建立了自己的王国，之后他的儿子julo也成立了一个小城名叫Albalonga，在albani山上。之后30个国王统治了这个王国，直到一个叫Numitor的国王，他被他充满野心和残忍的兄弟Amulio杀害，篡夺了王位。Amulio强迫他的侄女ReaSilvia去作Vestal（灶神），就是女神vesta的女牧师，这种人不允许结婚，这样他就能够保证他的权利不受任何人威胁。火星神爱上了reaSilvia并且和她生了两个双胞胎儿子Romulus和Remus。当Amulio发现了它们，就决定判处ReaSilvia活埋并且让两个婴儿放在篮子里投入河中，旨在杀死它们。但是那个篮子在经过Palatine山斜坡的时候卡在了一棵无花果树的树根里。着两个婴儿被一只母狼发现，并带到了她的洞穴哺乳它们，就像自己的孩子。后来，一个叫Faustulus的牧羊人发现了两个婴儿，并将它们抚养成人。两个孩子长大后，得知了自己的生事，最终杀死了Amulio报了仇。之后，他们决定在他们长大的山上建立一个新城市。他们问鸟谁会是国王，小鸟暗示Romulus将会是国王。Romulus在地上划出一个沟痕，用以标识新城市的神圣领地，可是他的弟弟却越过了这个边界，因此，Romulus杀死了他的弟弟。罗马的建立传统上是从公元前753年开始的。Romulus统治了40年，之后他在一场大风暴中神秘失踪了，他失踪的地方后来建起了万神殿。他被尊奉为quirinus神。那只母狼成为这个城市的象征。火星神被推崇为农业和季节之神，同时作为战争之神，他对罗马人也非常重要。