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From "Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans" by Plutarch
Romulus
Legendary founder and first king of Rome
Core Belief
"A belief in the necessity of strength and order for building a great nation, and a willingness to use whatever means are necessary to achieve that end."
Worldview
Sees the world as a place of constant struggle and competition, where only the strong and resourceful can survive and thrive.
Personality
A strong-willed leader, Romulus is portrayed as ambitious, martial, and resourceful. He is driven by a desire to establish a powerful and enduring city, and is willing to use both strength and cunning to achieve his goals.
In Their Own Words
"Both warriors; that by all the world's allowed."
"Amulius now being dead and matters quietly disposed, the two brothers would neither dwell in Alba without governing there, nor take the government into their own hands during the life of their grandfather."
"Their minds being fully bent upon building, there arose presently a difference about the place where. Romulus chose what was called Roma Quadrata, or the Square Rome, and would have the city there."
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