Romulus

[ rom-yuh-luhs ]

noun

, Roman Legend.

1. the founder of Rome, in 753 b.c., and its first king: a son of Mars and Rhea Silvia, he and his twin brother Remus were abandoned as babies, suckled by a she-wolf, and brought up by a shepherd; Remus was finally killed for mocking the fortifications of Rome, which Romulus had just founded.
2. a town in S Michigan.

Romulus

/ ˈrɒmjʊləs /

noun

1. Roman myth the founder of Rome, suckled with his twin brother Remus by a she-wolf after they were abandoned in infancy. Their parents were Rhea Silvia and Mars. Romulus later killed Remus in an argument over the new city

Example Sentences

ABC 7 local news reported that an early voting center in Romulus, Michigan ran out of "I Voted" stickers.

From Salon

A familiar face appears unexpectedly a third of the way into “Alien: Romulus,” the gruesome new interquel in the “Alien” franchise currently in theaters.

From Los Angeles Times

That, I think, is the major shortcoming of “Alien: Romulus”; there is little in the way of an emotional hook and no sign of an intellectual one.

From Salon

After rebooting ‘Evil Dead’ and following up with ‘Don’t Breathe,” the filmmaker returns with ‘Alien: Romulus,” which he approached as a Ridley Scott fan first.

From Los Angeles Times

Collaborating with Scott was a key component of the younger director’s interest in making “Romulus.”

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