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فاوستولوس

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In Roman mythology, Faustulus was the shepherd who found the infant Romulus (the future founder of the city of Rome) and his twin brother Remus along the banks of the Tiber River as they were being suckled by the she-wolf, Lupa. According to legend, Faustulus carried the babies back to his sheepfold for his wife Acca Larentia to nurse them. Faustulus and Acca Larentia then raised the boys as their own. Romulus later defeated and killed King Amulius of Alba Longa, with the help of Faustulus, and his brother Pleistinus. Romulus and Remus set out to build their own city, but then had a falling-ou

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Within Vinony's link graph, فاوستولوس is referenced by 26 other articles, and connects out to Romulus, History of Rome and Rome.

Vinony files it under 8th century BC in the Roman Kingdom, Characters in Roman mythology and Fictional shepherds.

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Person.name
Faustulus
Person.image
Faustulus - Mosaic de Font de Mussa - Museu de Prehistòria de València.JPG
Person.caption
The Font de Mussa Mosaic. A 1st or 2nd century Roman mosaic depicting Faustulus wielding a crook. Found in Benifaió (Valencia, Spain) and currently held in the Museum of Prehistory of Valencia.
Person.birth_date
c.  ?
Person.death_date
753 BCE

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Gender
male
Occupation
herder
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Mignard - The Shepherd Faustulus Bringing Romulus and Remus to His Wife.jpg
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Faustulus
name in native language
Faustulus
described by source
The Nuttall Encyclopædia
worshipped by
Roman mythology
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