Indawo yokubulawa kukaRomulus yaba kukuzoba abakhenkethi

Indawo kwiForam yaseRoma apho uRomulus, uKumkani wokuqala waseRoma, kuthiwa wadibana nesiphelo esibuhlungu ezandleni zamasenethi awayelucaphukela ulawulo lwakhe oluphezulu lwentando yesininzi iya kuboniswa njengomtsalane wabakhenkethi emva kokugqunywa isiqingatha sehafu kwinkulungwane.

Unjingalwazi u-Angelo Bottini, Intsumpa ye-Archaeology e-Roma, uthe indawo engaphantsi komhlaba yamatye amnyama e-marble okanye "i-Lapis Niger" ephawula indawo apho kuthiwe u-Romulus wabulawa kwaye waqhawulwa, wayegutyungelwe ngesamente kwiminyaka ye-1950 kwaye wangqongwa ngokukrwela ngentsimbi ukuyikhusela.

Nangona kunjalo imvula enkulu esandula ukwenzakalisa isimbozo, kwaye uthathe isigqibo sokuyisusa. Kwakuza kwakhiwa isigqumathelo phezu kwendawo “ebuleweyo” - eyaqala ukufunyanwa ngo-1899 - ukuze abembi bezinto zakudala basebenze kuyo ngelixesha iindwendwe zeForam zibukele.

Ngokwentsomi amawele uRomulus noRemus, oonyana bakaVestal Virgin Rhea Silvia noMars, uthixo wemfazwe, ngokudibeneyo basungula iRoma ngenkulungwane yesibhozo ngaphambi kweXesha Eliqhelekileyo. URomulus waba ngumbusi yedwa emva kokubulala uRemus kwimpikiswano malunga neempawu ezibonisa ukuba ngubani kubo oxhaswa ngoothixo.

URomulus uqhubeke nokudala iziseko zoluntu lwaseRoma-umkhosi wayo wamajoni, iinkolo zonqulo kunye noluntu kunye namaziko ezopolitiko anjengeNdlu yeeNgwevu. Wandisa ummandla waseRoma, kwaye wongeza kubemi bawo ngokuthimba abafazi bezizwe ezingabamelwane zeSabine.

Nangona kunjalo njengabalawuli abathile base Roma, u-Romulus wawa kakubi kwi-Senate, kwaye wabulawa eneminyaka engama-53 ngo-717 BC, unyaka wamashumi amathathu anesibhozo wolawulo lwakhe. Ngokombhali-mbali uPlutarch, iisenethi "zazicatshukiswa kukuziphatha okungathandekiyo kukaRomulus kubo, kwaye baceba ubomi bakhe".

Ezinye iingxelo zithi uRomulus akazange abulawe kodwa "wanyuswa wasiwa ezulwini" ngexesha lesiphango waba nguthixo uQuirinus, owathiywa igama lakhe yiQuirinal Hill. Nangona kunjalo uPlutarch ucebise ukuba oku kuyilwe ngababulali bakhe ukuze bayifihle inyani yokuba benze ukuzibulala. U-Livy ukwathi "abanye bafihla ukuba inkosi iqwengwe ziisenethi."

URomulus waphumelela nguNuma Pompilius, uKumkani wesibini waseRoma. Kamva kwamiswa isikhumbuzo kwindawo yokubulala kunye nombhalo wesiLatini othi "Nabani na owaphula le ndawo uya kunikezelwa kwizithixo ezingenasiphelo".

Ngokwentsomi, uRomulus noRemus babengabazukulwana bakaNumitor, umlawuli wobukumkani baseAlba Longa (eLake Albano, kumazantsi eRoma), owasuswa ngumntakwabo uAmulius. U-Amulius wayalela ikhoboka ukuba libulale amawele, kodwa endaweni yoko baphoswa emlanjeni ngebhasikiti kwaye basindiswa yingcuka, eyabancancayo de bafunyanwa ngumalusi.

Abanye abaphengululi bakholelwa ukuba igama elithi "Lupa" alibhekiseli kwizilwanyana zasendle kodwa libhekisa emfazini, kuba yayiliqhulo lehenyukazi. Kunyaka ophelileyo abembi bezinto zakudala bathi igrotto ehonjisiweyo okanye "iLupercal" apho uRomulus noRemus bekucingelwa ukuba bakhuliswe khona yafunyanwa kwiimitha ezili-15 phantsi kwePalatine Hill.