subject: The Capital Came From A Dead Head? [print this page] Did the capital of our country come from a dead head? Partially. About 750 BC Rome developed as a dispute between two twin brothers, Romulus and Remus. After an argument, Romulus killed Remus and named the city after himself, Rome. He had a hard time getting people to come to his new city, so he invited the vagabonds of society, namely ex-cons, runaway slaves and servants and all other sorts of undesirables.
Now that the men were happily living in Rome, where were the women? No self-respecting women would marry a Roman, so Romulus developed an idea. He invited neighboring tribes to a large festival given in Jupiter's honor. When the people came, his men carried off the women of Sabine making them their wives. As the Sabine people came to war with Rome, the women pled on behalf of their now husbands and fathers to their babies to let the men live. The Sabin men honored the pleas of the women and for a time united with the Romans.
Romulus being a fair ruler decided that the Romans and Sabine should live in peace, he invited the Sabine king Titus Tatius to rule with him. They choose 100 of the most noble men for the Roman senate as councilors to the king. Dividing the government rule between Roman and Sabine, there was peace in the land for a time.
Years later as the foundation for a new house of government was being unearthed a perfectly intact head was uncovered. The Romans took this as a sign of the Gods that Rome was to be the head of the world. A prophecy that came true. With the unearthing of the head, the government building under construction was named after the Latin word "caput" meant head, thus the capital building ensued. Thus, our Capital building in Washington is named after a dead head. Does anyone else see the irony of this?
While the laws in Ancient Rome were the template our laws are patterned after it takes a lot of Lawyers in New Orleans, and attorney in Louisiana to interrupt them for us. The laws have become burdensome with thousands added each year. The Ancient Romans may have had their tremendous battles, endless wars of conquering, bloody papal reigns, but their original system of law still influences the governments around the free world.
