Abandoned at birth and suckled by a wolf Twin brothers, saved by a shepherd and reared by his wife Romulus and Remus grew into men, went forth And built a city, full of passion and life
Romulus killed his brother and opened the gates To criminals, and good for nothing reprobates The city grew fast but could not have survived Abducting the Sabine women made sure that it thrived
He laid down the foundations for a great Empire ‘Twas wrought out of ambition and desire It encircled the Mediterranean at its greatest extent The wealth and power was magnificent
In 387 BC, the citizens fled and left empty walls And the City of Rome was invaded by Gauls But the Citadel of the Capitol they could not capture Even as the defenders slept on, as in rapture
The Geese raised the rabble with the sound of their gaggle Thus saved the day for the Romans to haggle One thousand pounds of gold they agree To stave off further hostility
But the Gauls were not true to their word They used false scales and King Brennan was heard To cry, “Vae Victis”, those words were to haunt him so soon For as said, Camillus arrived like the sheriff at high noon
“Romans usually pay their debts in Iron”, he cried The onslaught began, not one Gaul survived As King Brennan lay dying, the Romans concurred “Vae Victis” or “Woe to the conquered”
