religious people, whose sense of identity as

romans came primarily from their accomplishments

in war and their respect of their ancestors. By

examining Livy's The Early History of Rome, we can

identify these traits through roman patterns of

behavior and the foundation myths that their

The romans repeatedly display not only an

overdeveloped personal sense of pride, but an

exceptional pride in their nation - taking

precedence over even family loyalty. The first

example of this Roman pride is seen in the very

first foundation myth of Rome, the tale of Romulus

and Remus. The second of the two versions of this

story tells how after the auspices have indicated

Romulus as the rightful leader of this new nation,

"Remus, by way of jeering at his brother, jumped

over the half-built walls of the new settlement,

whereupon Romulus killed him in a fit of rage,

adding the threat, 'So perish whoever else shall

overleap my battlements( P.40 Livy) .'" Not only

do we see a foreshadowing of Rome's violent nature

in this tale, but it seems to indicate a strong

belief in the superiority of this ( barely

existant ) nation, one that necessitates a

This kind of loyalty to country, as displayed by

grant of land west of the river; it was known

chosen, not his prinomen or Scaevola, the name he

tears, called her dead lovers name. That his

There is plenty of evidence that Rome was always

Rome and the Albans. The victory had been

on auguries of the gods to make important

ide of greater magnitude than the even

risk anything to save rome from a Etruscan attack.

adolescence of both Romulus and Remus ( P.38 Livy

emphasize the absence of any kind of formal

the strength of the loyalty between brothers.

More than any one other aspect of Roman behavior,

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