If Remus killed his brother Romulus instead of vice-versa, would we be today reading of the Reme empire? Or, would we be reading of an empire at all?
>>907707
No because Rome was named after a river in Umbria.
Romulus and Remus never actually existed.
The Roman founding myth is historicized Indo-European creation myth.
Remus is from an earlier *iemus, altered for alliteration, from Proto-Indo-European *yem-, 'twin', cognate with Old Norse Ymir and Sanskrit Yama. In all these stories he is killed by his brother.
>>907707
The Reman Empire
>>907717
Does this relate to Cain and Abel?
>>907747
>thinking hebrew figures have indo-european roots
>>907747
Probably not.
>>907707
How come its called the Roman empire instead of the Romulan Empire?
>>907765
Because it was named after the people which were named after the city. If Remus had won, we'd be talking about the Reman Empire that was ruled by the Reman Emperors from the city of Reme, modern-day residence of the Pepe.
>>907755
Theres cultural diffusion. Cananite culture shared a few symbols like a thunderer at the head of the pantheon, the flood myth, etc. Culture doesn't only follow language.
The twist is that Remus accutualy was the one who killed Romulus. He strongly regreted this foul deed. Out of shame he named the city after his brother. Thus, the true name of Rome is Reme. This secret is known by the pontifex maximus, aka the Pope.
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