The people of Alba Longa called together.--The address of Numitor to the citizens.--Romulus and Remus come forward.--Plan for building a new city.--Numitor is to render the necessary aid.--Great numbers flock together to build the city.--The seven hills.--The Palatine hill.--Difference of opinion between Romulus and Remus.--Advantages of the Aventine hill.--Perfect equality of the two brothers.--Both determined not to yield.--The brothers appeal to Numitor.--His proposal.--The vultures of the Appenines.--Their function.--Powers of the vulture.--Auguries.--Romulus and Remus take their stations.--Result.--New dispute.--An open collision.--Faustulus killed.--Romulus is victorious.--The building of the city goes on.--Plowing the pomœrium.--Form of the enclosure.--The death of Remus.--The institution of the Lemuria.--Description of the ceremonies.--The black beans.--State of Rome after the death of Remus.--The story of Celer.--Probable explanation of it. As soon as the excitement and the agitations which attended the sudden revolution by which Amulius was dethroned were in some measure calmed, and tranquillity was restored, the question of the mode in which the new government should be settled, arose. Numitor considered it best that he should call an assembly of the people and lay the subject before them. There was a very large portion of the populace who yet knew nothing certain in respect to the causes of the extraordinary events that had occurred. The city was filled with strange rumors, in all of which truth and falsehood were inextricably mingled, so that they increased rather than allayed the general curiosity and wonder.