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A 3 page essay that examines the work of ancient Roman author Titus Livius, known in English as "Livy," who wrote a history of Rome during the era of Augustus that traced what was believed about the city's founding to his own era. While there is much that is debatable about the accuracy of Livy's account, it does convey a great deal about this ancient historian's ethics and worldview, offering insight to modern readers as to how Romans viewed the individuals designated as "heroes," and also the Roman view of "villains," in their cultural legacy. No additional sources cited.
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believed about the citys founding to his own era. While there is much that is debatable about the accuracy of Livys account, it does convey a great deal about this
ancient historians ethics and worldview, offering insight to modern readers as to how Romans viewed the individuals designated as "heroes," and also the Roman view of "villains," in their
cultural legacy. Livy writes of a monarch, Proca, "of the ancient throne of the Silvian house," who had two sons, Numitor and Amulius (Livy 1.3). For the second son,
Amulius, "Violence...proved stronger than either the fathers will or respect due to the brothers seniority" and Amulius "expelled his brother and seized the crown," murdering his nephews and violating Rea
Silvia, the Vestal virgin (Livy 1.3). Clearly Amulius is a villain because he ignored rationality and logic and gave into his own violent tendencies and ambition. He also ignored the
parameters of his culture, such as honoring the will of his father and the rights of the first-born, as well as violating the sanctity of the Vestal. In other words,
Amulius allowed animal passions to control him and, therefore, is clearly identified by Livy as a villain and a tyrant. The Vestal gave birth to twin boys, whom the
king also ordered killed. They were subsequently left to die of exposure and were discovered by a she-wolf. Discovered by the kings flock-master, he took them to his wife Larentia,
who was known by the nick-name of "She-wolf," which is the "origin of the marvelous story" of how Romulus and Remus were raised by a wolf (Livy 1.4). The young
men are pictured as developing "strength and courage" (Livy 1.4). The story goes on to describe how the two young men were recognized by Numitor as being of royal blood
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