Romulus

[ rom-yuh-luhs ]

noun

, Roman Legend.

1. the founder of Rome, in 753 b.c., and its first king: a son of Mars and Rhea Silvia, he and his twin brother Remus were abandoned as babies, suckled by a she-wolf, and brought up by a shepherd; Remus was finally killed for mocking the fortifications of Rome, which Romulus had just founded.
2. a town in S Michigan.

Romulus

/ ˈrɒmjʊləs /

noun

1. Roman myth the founder of Rome, suckled with his twin brother Remus by a she-wolf after they were abandoned in infancy. Their parents were Rhea Silvia and Mars. Romulus later killed Remus in an argument over the new city

Example Sentences

The boy said his name was John Romulus Brinkley, he was 17 years old, and he wanted to be a doctor.

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One hundred and twenty-nine years in the future, Spock failed to save Romulus.

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The standard of Romulus was a bundle of hay tied to a pole, afterwards a human hand, and finally an eagle.

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Romulus, who survived his brother, afterwards became an eminent merchant in Philadelphia, where he died a few years ago.

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At Ravenna the young puppet-Emperor, Romulus, was also taken prisoner.

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And old Romulus will call me up on this very passage, I know.

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All that need be said in this place is simply—that Rome is not Romulus.

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