Romulus and Remus (The Birth of Rome)

Latium in 769 B.C.E. is a poor place. Rome doesn’t exist. Romulus and Remus are two infants left for dead. They’re adopted and trained to survive by the herdsman Faustulus and his wife Larentia near the small town of Alba Longa. As they befriend the other teens who live in town they witness the people’s suffering under the evil King Amulius. When the king realizes the twins are alive and the rightful heirs to the throne he hunts them down. How can the two teens and their ragtag group of friends win against the king’s forces? In the ensuing struggle they discover their royal heritage, the true gifts of their foster parents, and how to make torn families whole once more. This is the first book in the Birth of Rome series, a historical fiction novel of the time before Rome told through the eyes of the twin brothers as they are coming of age.