# Romulus — The Prince character guide

> Romulus in The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Romulus

**First appearance:** 0012-vi-concerning-new-principalities-which-are-acquired-by-one-s-own-arms-and-ability

## Who they are

Mythical founder of Rome, exemplar of founding through violence.

## In the story

### [VI: Concerning New Principalities Which Are Acquired by One’s Own Arms and Ability](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prince_se/chapters/vi-concerning-new-principalities-which-are-acquired-by-one-s-own-arms-and-ability)

Example of a founder who used opportunity and ability to become King of Rome.

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