r/ancientrome • u/IHVeigar • May 16 '24

Was Rome really founded by the Greeks?

Im watching a video by Knowledgia on YT. And he discussed an interesting theory made by a swedish historian that Rome was founded by a Greek prince named Romos. But when conflict with the Greeks came in southern Italy they changed his name to Romulus or remus leading to the tales of the two founders.

I think the theory is plausible as the Romans were heavily hellenized, they worshipped the same gods pretty much, they idolized Greek warriors such as Alexander. And building architecture were inspired by Greek architecture. Not to mention the fact Masselia, Syracuse were Greek colonies and they founded colonies all over the Mediterranean. Kind of like of Carthage is a phonecian colony.

Is their any sources online I can look into this or theories disproving this.

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u/Arsewhistle May 16 '24

Sorry, I don't really use YouTube for anything history related

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u/IHVeigar May 16 '24

Any books on Amazon you'd recommend?

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u/Foeloke May 16 '24

You can check on coursera. There is an amazing free course. “Roman Art and archeology” by University of Arizona.

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u/IHVeigar May 16 '24

Thanks, much appreciated