753 BC
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| Millennium: | 1st millennium BC |
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| 2664 before ROC 民前2664年 | |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −2220 |
| Thai solar calendar | −210 – −209 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴火猪年 (female Fire-Pig) −626 or −1007 or −1779 — to — 阳土鼠年 (male Earth-Rat) −625 or −1006 or −1778 |
Events
By place
Europe
- vestal virgin, so that she will not give birth to rival claimants to his title. However, Rhea is impregnated (raped) by the war god Mars and gives birth to Romulus and Remus. Amulius orders the infants to be drowned in the Tiber River, but they survive and wash ashore at the foot of the Palatine Hill – where they are suckled by a she-wolf until they are found by the shepherd Faustulus. Reared by Faustulus and his wife, the twins later become leaders of a band of young shepherd warriors. After learning their true identity, they attack Alba Longa, killing the wicked Amulius, and restore their grandfather to the throne. The twins decide to found a town on the site where they had been saved as infants. Romulus and Remus soon become involved in a quarrel, however, Remus is slain by his brother. Romulus then becomes ruler of the settlement, which is named Rome after him. To populate his town, Romulus offers asylum to fugitives and exiles.[1]
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Chronology
- Beginning of the Roman Ab urbe condita calendar.
References
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