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Romulus and Remus were said to have been the sons of Silvia Rhea, the daughter of the deposed king of Alba Longa. Ascanius, the son of Aeneas, was said to have founded Alba Longa and its royal dynasty. This bridged the 400 year gap between the date Trojan War and the date of the foundation of Rome (Aeneas was a Survivor of the Trojan War which the Aeneid had landing in Latium and found the Latin city of Lavinium) because the Romans fancied themselves as descendants of the Trojans.

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Who wrote romulous and Remus?

vergil wrote the Aeneid, but no one wrote Romulus and Remus. The story of the twins was a folk tale or myth.


How is the story of Romulus and Remus and Virgil's epic poem the Aeneid connected?

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What is the legend of Rome's beginning?

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In what book of the Aeneid does Aeneas found Rome?

None, Aeneas doesn't found Rome his descendants Romulus and Remus do.


What was Aeneas the god of?

Aeneas was never a god. He is the main character of Virgil's Aeneid, and one of the first ancestors of Romulus and Remus.


The legendary twins who founded Rome Romulus and Remus were?

the twins, Romulus and Remus who founded Rome, were the sons of the vestal virgin Rhea Silva and the god Mars.


Did remus kill romulus?

Romulus killed Remus by tossing a stone on Remus


How is Romulus and Remus connected to Rome?

They were the legendary founders of Rome. See 'related questions'.


How were the related twins of romulus and Remus?

Romulus and Remus did not have twins. They themselves were twin brothers.


Who founded rome according to legend?

Romulus and remus


Was the father of Romulus and Remus?

The father of Romulus and Remus was the god Mars.


Who connected the beginnings of rome with homers troy in aeneid?

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