The Founding of Ancient Rome

NCSS Content Standards:
2b. Identify and use key concepts such as chronology, causality, change, conflict, and complexity to explain, analyze, and show connections among patterns of historical change and continuity.

2c. Identify and describe selected historical periods and patterns of change within and across cultures, such as the rise of civilizations, the development of transportation systems, the growth and breakdown of colonial systems, and others.

 

 

How Rome was Found

 

There are many myths that surround the formation of ancient civilizations and Ancient Rome is no exception.  Stories such as Romulus and Remus and Horatius and the Bridge are forever part of the allure of Ancient Rome.  Read the stories below and complete the worksheet. 

 

Romulus and Remus Story

 

Horatius and the Bridge

 

Worksheet