ABSTRACT
The followers of the Thora fix the beginning of idolatry in the days of Serugh, the great-grandfather of Abraham. The Romans have, regarding this question,
Story of the following tradition :-Romulus and Romanus (!), Romulus b h f h f F 1and Remus. the two rot ers rom t e country 0 the ran cs, on
having ascended the throne, built the city of Rome. Then Rornulus killed his brother, and the consequence was a long succession of intestine troubles and wars. Finally, Romulus humiliated himself, and then he dreamt that there would only be peace on condition that he placed his brother on the throne. N ow he got a golden image made of him, placed it at his side, and henceforward he used to say, " We (not I) have ordered thus and thus," which since has become the general use of kings. 'I'hereupon the troubles subsided. He founded a feast and a play to amuse and to gain over those who bore him ill-will on account of the murder of his brother. Besides, he erected a monument to the sun, consisting of four images on four horses, the green one for the earth, the blue for the water, the red for the fire, and the white for the air. This monument is still in Rome in our days.
