Excerpt from Goldsmith's Roman History, Vol. 1 of 2: Abridged Romulus ani Remus, the twins, however strangely preserved, seemed early to discover abilities and desires above the meanness of their supposed original. From their very ln fancy, an air of superiority and grandeur see med to discover their rank. They led however the shepherd's life, like the rest; worked for their livelihood and built their own huts. But pastoral idleness displeased them, and from tending their flocks, they betook themselves to the chase. Then no longer content with hunting wild beasts, they soon turned their strength against the robbers of their country, whom they often stript of their plunder, and divided it among the shepherds. The youths 'who continually joined them, so increased in number as to enable them to hold assemblies and celebrate games. In one of their excur sions, the two brothers were surprisedrlie mus was taken prisoner, carried before the king, and accused of being a plunderer and robber on Numitor's lands. Romulus had esca 'ped; but the king sent Remus to Numitor, that he might do himself justice. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.