100 Historical Stories That Unlock Teenage Wisdom

Chapter 101 The Birth of Rome

Chapter 107 The Birth of Rome

——Sincere cooperation produces strong power Individuals are often unable to do things alone, but if they sincerely cooperate with others, they will generate strong power and it is easy to do things well.

The Greek coalition forces captured the city of Troy in 10 years.Some Trojans escaped by chance, drifted to the Italian peninsula by boat, settled near the mouth of the Tiber River, and established their own kingdom—Arnyga.Here the forest is dense, the sun is shining, the land is fertile, and the Trojans live and work in peace and contentment here.

King Alnyga had a younger brother named Amulius, who was cruel and ambitious, and conspired to usurp his elder brother's throne.In the end, he realized his ambition and ousted his brother from power.Fearing revenge from his brother's descendants, he killed his brother's son and forced his daughter to be a priestess who was not allowed to marry.He thought that in this way, his brother would have no offspring, and his regime would be stable.

According to ancient Roman legend, a priestess fell in love with Mars, the god of war, and conceived and gave birth to twins.Hearing this, Amulius was so enraged that he ordered his niece to be executed and the two children thrown into the Tiber.

The Tiber was flooding at the time, and perhaps it was God's pity that the turbulent water did not wash away the child's basket, but washed it to the bank.The cries of the children attracted a she-wolf who was drinking by the river. Not only did she not harm them, but she lovingly licked the children dry, took them back to the cave, and fed them with her own milk.There is also a woodpecker that often brings wild fruits for them to eat.

One day, a shepherd found the pair of children, took them home to raise them, and named the older brother Romulus and the younger one Remus.The shepherd tried hard and finally found out the life experiences of the two children, but for their safety, the shepherd has always kept the secret.In this way, the two brothers gradually grew into strong, brave young men with outstanding martial arts, and a group of shepherds, vagabonds and fugitive slaves gradually gathered around them.

By chance, Le Moss knew his life experience.He and his elder brother decided to avenge their mother and nephew, and get rid of the treacherous Amulius.Because of the brutal rule of Amulius, the common people hated him deeply, and the uprising team raised by the two brothers grew stronger and stronger, and finally killed Amulius.The brothers returned power to their grandfather.They didn't want to depend on their grandpa, so they decided to lead their own people to build a new city.And the location of the new city is the place where they were abandoned when they were born.

Unfortunately, the two brothers quarreled with the ruler to determine the name of the new city, and the trouble finally reached the point of breaking up.In the end, the elder brother killed the younger brother and became the supreme ruler of the new city.He named the city Rome after himself.This happened on April 753, 4 BC, which is the anniversary of the founding of ancient Rome.

The city of Rome was finally established. In order to accumulate population, it had to accept many fugitives, vagabonds, and even thieves.Most of them are men, advocating force, fierce and aggressive, and their notoriety makes the surrounding tribes reluctant to marry girls here.How could the population of Rome increase if men couldn't get married?

Romulus thought hard and racked his brains about the increase of the city's population.Finally, he came up with a plan.He sent invitations to the surrounding tribes: Rome will hold a grand festival, and everyone is welcome to come and participate.When the day of the festival came, people from the surrounding tribes came one after another. Among them, the Sabine tribe came the most, and most of them brought their wives and children.The entire city of Rome fell into a carnival, everyone ate and drank, and were extremely happy.Suddenly, Romulus issued a signal, and all the men in Rome rushed into the crowd, and each of them grabbed the Sabine girl they had already set their eyes on, and took them back to their homes.The Sabines felt greatly insulted, and they withdrew from Rome angrily, vowing revenge.

A year later the martial Sabines were at last ready to attack Rome.The armies of both sides took up positions in a canyon next to the city of Rome.A bloody battle was about to break out, and the air seemed to have frozen.

At this moment, a group of Sabine women, who had been snatched by the Romans, rushed down from the hill.They burst into tears, and some of them ran to the front of the two armies with their nursing babies in their arms.They knelt on the ground and begged both sides not to kill each other.Because no matter which side wins, they are all victims, either fathers and brothers, or fathers who lose children and become widows.Their entreaties and cries finally touched the soldiers on both sides. They threw down their swords, reconciled with each other, and signed a peace treaty, agreeing that the two tribes would become one, living in Rome and its vicinity for generations, caring for each other, protect each other.It was under this kind of sincere cooperation that the strength of Rome was greatly enhanced, and finally a powerful Roman Empire was established.

Wisdom Interpretation:

A person's ability is always limited, and many goals can only be achieved by cooperating with others.Relying solely on personal strength, no matter who it is, it is difficult to stand out.

Only by sincere cooperation can the collective strength be greater than the sum of individual strengths.When Rome was first built, the residents were just a group of rabble. After sincerely uniting with the Sabines, they quickly became stronger and soon unified the Italian peninsula, and finally established an empire spanning three continents, Asia, Europe and Africa around BC.And if you can't sincerely cooperate, the collective strength will be smaller than the sum of individual strengths, and even give others an opportunity because of internal friction.

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