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According to Roman mythology, the twin brothers Romulus and Remus founded the city of Rome. Sons of the god Mars and a priestess of the goddess Vesta (Rhea Silvia), Romulus and Remus were cast out of the city by Rhea Silvia's husband who feared them overthrowing him.

The myth dictates that the twins, having been cast into the River Tiber, came to rest on a bank where they were taken in by a she-wolf. The historian Livy suggests that they were actually found by a Shepard and his wife, Loba, had nursed them. Of course, her latin name, 'Lupus' meant wolf in Latin and gives Livy's view some credibility.

Once Romulus and Remus had become adults, they ventured out to kill the man who had sent them away and restore their grandfather to the throne of their hometown. Wishing to establish a city for themselves, the brothers began to build fortifications where they had been found by the she-wolf. This later became the city of Rome (Roma) which was named after Romulus.

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