Author: David Drake

Cites

• Livy (1)
  • IN: Lest Darkness Fall/To Bring the Light (1996) Fiction, American
    EPIGRAPH: King Amulius’ herdman (whose name is said to be Faustulus) found the infants and brought them home to raise. … When the youths [Romulus and Remus] grew up, they made a habit of attacking bandits [herdsmen of Numitor, King Amulius’ brother], … The bandits ambushed the youths while they were performing a religious rite. Romulus escaped, but Remus was captured. … Numitor recognized the youths as his grandchildren. They wove a plot against Amulius … and killed him.
    FROM: Livy: Ab urbe condita, Book I, (-9), Book, Italy
• Dionysius of Halicarnassus (1)
  • IN: Lest Darkness Fall/To Bring the Light (1996) Fiction, American
    EPIGRAPH: Numitor gave Romulus and Remus everything that was necessary to found a city. … Some say Remus yielded leadership of the colony to Romulus, but with resentment. … Whereupon Celer … stuck Remus with a mattock and killed him.
    FROM: Roman Antiquities, Book I, (1937), Book, Italy