The God-King

Rome has survived its first great crisis. Romans and Sabines now stand as one people, and the city founded by Romulus begins to flourish in peace. But as Rome grows stronger, so too does the legend of its founder.Drawing from Livy, Dionysius of Halicarnassus, and Plutarch, this episode follows the final years of Romulus' reign—his leadership after the death of Titus Tatius, the continued expansion of the young kingdom, and the mysterious day when a violent storm descended upon the Campus Martius and Rome's first king vanished before the eyes of his people.Was Romulus taken into the heavens by the gods, or did another fate await him? The ancient historians preserve both traditions. Through the testimony of Proculus Julius and the birth of the cult of Quirinus, witness how Rome remembered the man who transformed a settlement of shepherds, refugees, and rivals into the foundation of one of history's greatest civilizations.This is the story not simply of a king's end, but of how a founder became a legend. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.