Plut. Rom.

Life of Romulus

From whom, and for what reason the great name of Rome, so famous among mankind, was given to that city, writers are not agreed. Some say that the Pelasgians, after wandering over most of the habitable earth and subduing most of mankind, settled down on that site, and that from their strength in war they called their city Rome. Others say that at the taking of Troy some of its people escaped,…Read now

Author: Plutarch
Chapters: 1-29
Translator: Bernadotte Perrin

Life of Romulus

Plutarch

translated by Bernadotte Perrin

Edition

Bernadotte PerrinDefaultPerrin translationThe translation of Bernadotte Perrin, as printed in Plutarch's Lives (Loeb Classical Library).From whom, and for what reason the great name of Rome, so famous among mankind, was given to that city, writers are not agreed. Some say that the Pelasgians, after wandering over most of the habitable earth and subduing most of mankind, settled down on that…

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