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In the myth of the foundation of Rome, Romulus and Remus are saved by a wolf.

Romulus and Remus were twin brothers whose mother was Rhea Silvia and whose father was either the Roman God of War, Mars, or the demi-god, Hercules. Rhea Silvia was forced to become a chaste Vestal Virgin by her uncle, Amulius, so when the twins were born, Amulius abandoned them in the river Tiber. The river carried them to safety, a wolf found them, a woodpecker fed them, and then a shepherd and his wife found them and raised them as shepherds. As they grew and gained followers, they killed Amulius and restored their grandfather, Numitor, to his throne. After fighting over where to establish their new city, Remus is killed and Romulus founds Rome, named after himself.

The legend of Rome's foundation is long and complicated, but key to understanding how the people of ancient Rome saw their city.

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How were Romulus and Remus saved?

They were suckled in infancy by a she-wolf.


Why is the story of Romulus and Remus still popular?

I suppose it is because Romulus and Remus is a classic story of sibling rivalry, like Jacob and Esau in the Old Testament. Also, Romulus and Remus were abandoned to die and were saved by the she-wolf, which implies a predestination for them.


What was amulius to Remus?

Amulius was the uncle of Remus. He was the brother of Remus's mother, Rhea Silvia, and usurped the throne of Alba Longa from his brother, Numitor. To eliminate any threats to his rule, Amulius ordered the abandonment of Remus and his twin brother, Romulus, but they were ultimately saved and raised by a she-wolf.


How old was Romulus when he was saved by the wolf.?

a couple of days


What is the story of romules and remus?

Romulus (c. 771 BC 717 BC) and Remus (c. 771 BC 753 BC) are the traditional founders of Rome, appearing in Roman mythology as the twinsons of the priestess Rhea Silvia, fathered by the god of war, Mars. According to the tradition recorded as history by Plutarch and Livy, Romulus served as the first King of Rome. Romulus slew Remus over a dispute about which one of the two brothers had the support of the local deities to rule the new city and give it his name. The name they gave the city was Rome. Supposedly, Romulus had stood on one hill and Remus another, and a circle of birds flew over Romulus, signifying that he should be king. After founding Rome, Romulus not only created the Roman Legions and the Roman Senate, but also added citizens to his new city by abducting the women of the neighboring Sabine tribes, which resulted in the mixture of the Sabines and Romans into one people. Romulus would become ancient Rome's greatest conqueror, adding large amounts of territory and people to the dominion of Rome. After his death, Romulus was deified as the god Quirinus, the divine persona of the Roman people. He now is regarded as a mythological figure, and it is supposed that his name is a back-formation from the name Rome, which may ultimately derive from a word for "river". Some scholars, notably Andrea Carandini believe in the historicity of Romulus, in part because of the 1988 discovery of the Murus Romuli on the north slope of the Palatine Hill in Rome. Romulus and Remus are pre-eminent among the famous feral children in mythology and fiction.From Answers.com: Legendary founder and first King of Rome. Romulus and Remus were sons of Mars and a http://www.answers.com/topic/vestal-virgin, Rhea Silvia. The war god having forced http://www.answers.com/topic/rhea-silvia, the infants were set http://www.answers.com/topic/adrift in a small boat on the flooded Tiber, but it was washed ashore and they were rescued and suckled by a she wolf. http://www.answers.com/topic/faustulus, the royal http://www.answers.com/topic/herdsman, discovered and adopted them. Grown to man's estate, they founded Rome, but http://www.answers.com/topic/strife arose between the brothers, in which Remus was slain. The city, a haven for runaway slaves and homicides, suffered from a shortage of women, which Romulus overcame by arranging for the capture of Sabine maidens at a festival. After ruling for forty years Romulus vanished and became the god Quirinus.During the late fourth century BC the Romulus myth first rivalled that of http://www.answers.com/topic/aeneas as the supposed city founder. The she wolf had been the symbol of nationality since the establishment of the Republic in 510 BC. Although imperial patronage gave to Aeneas the official glory (on the nine hundredth anniversary of the traditional foundation of Rome in 148, coins were issued which gave pride of place to the city's Trojan origins) interest in Romulus and Remus never diminished. Their is a wolf that raised the children, named Romulus and Remus.


How old was Romulus and Remus when they discovered Rome?

April 21, 753 BC. One of the ways Romans would name the year was from this date. For example, Julius Caesar was murdered in 31 BC, or 722 A.U.C (ab urbe condita - since the founding of the city).


Can animal be saved from abuses?

Yes, an animal can be saved from abuse. If you see an animal being abused, call your local animal shelter and talk to them about how to rescue the animal.


How many lives are saved by animal testing a year?

millions of lives are saved by animal testing


Why is the mystical tale of romulus and Remus relevant to the roman empire and its glory?

Through the connection to Aeneas and Troy. The Roman fancied themselves as descendants of Troy. They created a legend that Aenas, a survivor of the Trojan was had been saved by three gods. The Greeks had speculated about where he went. The Roman had him Landed in Latium and as the founder of the city of Lavinium and his son as the Founder of the city of Alba Longa and its royal house. Romulus and Remus were made to be the sons of the God Mars and Rhea Silvia, the daughter of the deposed king of Alba Longa. This story bridged a 400 year gap between the Trojan war and the foundation of Rome. The Romans liked to tell the Greeks that they were descendants of the Trojans to try to create a sense of affinity.


How many people got saved by animal research?

Almost all people who get saved by investigations and treatment with medical science products are saved by animal research.


Was the ancient roman civiliation writing copied by another civiliztion?

Romulus and Remus are Rome's twin founders in its traditional foundation myth, although the former is sometimes said to be the sole founder. Their maternal grandfather was Numitor, rightful king of Alba Longa, a faithful descendant of the Trojan prince Aeneas, and father to Rhea Silvia (also known as Ilia). Before their conception, Numitor's brother Amulius deposed his brother, killed his sons and forced Rhea to become a Vestal Virgin, intending to deprive Numitor of lawful heirs and thus secure his own position; but Rhea conceived Romulus and Remus by either the god Mars or the demi-god Hercules. When the twins were born, Amulius left them to die but they were saved by a series of miraculous interventions. A she-wolf (lupa) found them and suckled them. A shepherd and his wife then fostered them and raised them to manhood as shepherds. The twins proved to be natural leaders and acquired many followers. When told their true identities, they killed Amulius, restored Numitor to the throne of Alba Longa and decided to found a new city for themselves.Romulus wished to build the new city on the Palatine Hill but Remus preferred the Aventine Hill.[2] They agreed to determine the site through augury. Romulus appeared to receive the more favorable signs but each claimed the results in his favor. In the disputes that followed, Remus was killed.[3] Ovid has Romulus invent the festival of Lemuria to appease Remus' resentful ghost.[4] Romulus names the new city Rome after himself and goes on to create the Roman Legions and the Roman Senate. Rome's population is swelled by incomers, including landless refugees and outlaws; most are men. Romulus arranges the abduction of women from the neighboring Sabine tribes, which immediately leads to war but eventually results in the combination of Sabines and Romans as one Roman people. Rome rapidly expands to become a dominant force in central Italy, due to divine favour and the inspired administrative, military and political leadership of Romulus. In later life Romulus becomes increasingly autocratic, disappears in mysterious circumstances and is deified as the god Quirinus, the divine persona of the Roman people.The image of the she-wolf suckling the divinely fathered twins became an iconic representation of the city and its founding legend, making Romulus and Remus preeminent among the feral children of ancient mythography. The legend as a whole encapsulates Rome's ideas of itself, its origins and moral values; for modern scholarship, it remains one of the most complex and problematic of all foundation myths, particularly in the matter and manner of Remus' death. Ancient historians had no doubt that Romulus gave his name to the city. Most modern historians believe his name a back-formation from the name Rome; the basis for Remus' name and role remain subjects of ancient and modern speculation. The myth was fully developed into something like an "official", chronological version in the Late Republican and early Imperial era. Roman historians dated the city's foundation from 758 to 728 BC. Plutarch says Romulus was fifty-three at his death; his reckoning gives the twins' birth year as c. 771 BC. Possible historical bases for the broad mythological narrative remain unclear and disputed; very few modern scholars believe in the historicity of Romulus and Remus.[5]


What happens if the animals can't be saved?

If an animal cant be saved there is only one thing that can happen, which is the animal being put down