Romulus and Remus
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Romulus and Remus are twin brothers who appear in ancient Rome's foundational myth as the legendary founders of the city. The story of these brothers—including details about their miraculous survival and eventual establishment of Rome—became a central part of Roman cultural identity and was retold throughout history.
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La Lupa Capitolina ("the Capitoline Wolf"). Traditional scholarship says the wolf-figure is Etruscan, 5th century BC. The figures of Romulus and Remus were added in the 15th century AD by Antonio del Pollaiuolo. Some modern research suggests that the she-wolf may be a Romanesque sculpture dating from the 13th century AD. Altar to Mars (divine father of Romulus and Remus) and Venus (their divine ancestress) depicting elements of their legend. The god Tiberinus ("Father Tiber") and the infant twins being suckled by a she-wolf in the Lupercal are below. A vulture from the contest of augury and Palatine Hill are to the left. (From Ostia, now at the Palazzo Massimo alle Terme) The Shepherd Faustulus Bringing Romulus and Remus to His Wife, Nicolas Mignard (1654)
In Roman mythology, Romulus and Remus ( Latin: [ˈroːmʊlʊs], [ˈrɛmʊs]) are twin brothers whose story tells of the events that led to the founding of the city of Rome and the Roman Kingdom by Romulus, following his fratricide of Remus. The image of a she-wolf suckling the twins in their infancy has been a symbol of the city of Rome and the ancient Romans since at least the 3rd century BC. Although the tale takes place before the founding of Rome in 753 BC, the earliest known written account of the myth is from the late 3rd century BC. Possible historical bases for the story, and interpretations of its local variants, are subjects of ongoing debate.