The Ancient Romans believed in divination. This was the belief that you can determine the will of the gods by observation. In particular, they observed birds. A priest called an augur would watch the flight of birds to decide whether a proposed action should take place. The founding Read more
Our story of early Rome begins in a region of Italy called Latium. It was probably named from the Latin word “latus” which means wide, as in flat land. Latium was divided by the Tiber River. North of the river to the Arno River was Etruscan territory and the south Read more
Once upon a time, King Numitor was ruling the city of Alba Longa. Alba Longa was a city in central Italy. Numitor got overthrown by his younger brother Amulius. Numitor was exiled to a farm. His daughter Rhea Silvia was consigned to the Vestal Virgins to keep her Read more