431 years
ruled the Latin town of Alba Longa for the intervening 431 years (1184–753 bc) until the…… It is possible that Alba Longa, about 12 miles (19 km) southeast of Rome, was destroyed during the years……

In the mythic tradition of ancient Rome, they fill the 400-year gap between the settlement of Aeneas in Italy and the founding of the city of Rome by Romulus.

.1152 bce
Alba Longa, on the Albanus mons, near modern Castel Gandolfo, traditionally founded c. 1152 bce by Ascanius (Aen. 3. 390 f.), and supposed founder of other Latin cities.

In the later republican period the territory of Alba (the Ager Albanus) was settled once again with many residential villas, which are mentioned in ancient literature and of which remains are extant.

After a reign of thirty-seven years, Romulus is said to have disappeared in a whirlwind during a sudden and violent storm, as he was reviewing his troops on the Campus Martius. Livy says that Romulus was either murdered by the senators, torn apart out of jealousy, or was raised to heaven by Mars, god of war.

Terms in this set (20) Romulus and Remus were born in this town. He was the king of Alba Longa, before being kicked off the throne by his brother.

21 April 753 BC
Rome/Founded

According to legend, Ancient Rome was founded by the two brothers, and demigods, Romulus and Remus, on 21 April 753 BCE. The legend claims that in an argument over who would rule the city (or, in another version, where the city would be located) Romulus killed Remus and named the city after himself.

According to the legend, Romulus and Remus were the sons of Rhea Silvia, the daughter of King Numitor of Alba Longa. Alba Longa was a mythical city located in the Alban Hills southeast of what would become Rome.

Romulus and Remus are direct descendants and found the city of Rome. Therefore, the Romans were descendants of these Latins, who were themselves descended from Trojans. That is the simple, established version.

George Remus (November 13, 1878 – January 20, 1952) was a German-born American lawyer who found success as a bootlegger during the early days of Prohibition….