The legend of rRome states that the descendants of Aneas were born and their mad uncle wanted them killed and threw them into the river.  They were rescued by a she-wolf and brought up and started the settlement of Rome.  Romulus took control and set up the customary monarchy.  The Romans to start had quite an odd type of rule.  They made almost in-honorable  practices of tricking woman into going to festivals just so they could capture them.  They made many wars that were spotty but that was war.  The Romans most often won beating their neighbors.  Most common were the Etruscans who were their larger and arch enemy for many decades,  Eventually their new and great forces beat the enemy and by the end of their monarchy they had taken over most of north Italy becoming the new powerhouse.


A statue of the she-wolf mothering Romulus and Remus the founders of Rome