Hello, and welcome to the history of Rome.

Last time we discussed the events that led up to the birth of Rome, covering the arrival

of a neus into Italy and the story of the twins Romulus and Remus.

Today we will cover the remainder of Romulus's life, his questionable morality, and his

ultimate disappearance from the world of men.

After Romulus founded the city, it became apparent that he would need to attract settlers

in order to ensure its survival.

To this end, he opened up the city to what could tactfully be described as colorful characters,

but, put simply, they were the drags of society.

Fugitives escaped slaves, debtors, and criminals all flocked to the new town to start fresh,

and Romulus welcomed them with open arms.

The first order of business in true Roman fashion was to establish an army.

Romulus sifted through his new subjects and divided them into able-bodied men of military

age and, well, everyone else.

Most sources agree that the first legions consisted of 3,000 foot soldiers and 300 cavalry,

but accounts differ as to whether there was initially just one legion or whether there

were many.

Soldiers in those days had to equip themselves, so only well-to-do citizens could enlist,

with the richest citizens serving in the cavalry because they were the only one two

could afford horses.

This meant that the interests of the army were, in those early days, firmly squared with

the interests of the society and defended.

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