[Verginius Rufus]

21 April 753 B.C. is also the date when Romulus supposedly killed his brother Remus. Rome was named for a fratricide and Romulus was later regarded as a god, Quirinus. Fitting start for a bloodthirsty nation that never seemed to get tired of killing people. Caesar's conquest of Gaul may have cost 1 million lives--of Gauls.

As an enemy of Rome says in Tacitus' Agricola, "They create a desert and call it peace."

That people were living on the site of Rome doesn't mean that they were Romans--the name may have been bestowed on the site later.

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

All great people are nasty exclusive conquerors.

[SunkenCiv]

Imagine, Romulus having to explain to his kids that he’d killed their uncle Remus, and having them accuse him of racism.

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As an enemy of Rome says in Tacitus' Agricola, "They create a desert and call it peace."

Rome hasn't been at war with Carthage lately, have they???