Romulus is a figure from Roman mythology and is said to be the founder and first king of Rome. According to legend, Romulus and his twin brother, Remus, were abandoned as infants and raised by a she-wolf. As adults, they decided to establish a city, but a dispute led to Romulus killing Remus and becoming the sole ruler of the new settlement, which he named Rome after himself. Romulus is credited with shaping the early development of the city and its institutions, and he is a central figure in the founding myth of Rome.