Who is Romulus?

Answer 1

(Roman mythology) founder of Rome; suckled with his twin brother Remus by a wolf after their parents (Mars and Rhea Silvia) abandoned them ...

This is not the answer. This a description of the mythological king, Romulus, but does not explain the origin and Etymology of the name.

This is the correct answer as found in:

The Antiquary, Volume 25, January - June, Published by Elliot Stock, 1892., pgs120 - 124

"...beneath the shade of a venerable fig-tree, the Ficus Ruminalis, the sacred fig-tree of the gruma, sat the senators, or " old men" of the tribe, on the tribuna,standing on which they addressed, when needful, the villagers assembled on the village green below. To the south rose the Palatine, whither at sunset the herds, entering by the gate called, from the lowing of the cattle, the Porta Mugonia, were driven, and penned for the night under the protection of Pales, the god of shepherds, in a walled enclosure in which the villagers themselves took refuge when attacked by enemies. Here, then, in the sheltered valley of the Forum, we find all the needful elements of the life of the little village-the well, the market-place, the hearth, the storehouse, the ruler's hut, the seat of the old men, and the sheepfold on the hill above. Beyond lay the Quirinal, the later settlement of the spearmen from the Sabine hills, and the Esquiline, on which esguilice, or outbuildings, were afterwards erected."

The Word Romulus is derived from the word Gruma, which means: Crossroads.

Answer 2

Romulus is the mythical founder of Rome. According to legend he and his brother were raised by a wolf. Romulus killed his twin brother Remus in a family dispute.