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== Romulus and Remus ==

== Romulus and Remus ==

According to legend, [[Romulus and Remus]] were the twin sons of Mars, the god of war. They were rescued from the mighty [[Tiber River]] by a mother wolf. She nursed them back to health, and raised the two boys. In 753 BC, Romulus and Remus founded the city of Rome.<ref>Spodek, Howard. ''The World's History''. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2006. 163-164.</ref> Romulus

According to legend recounted by Cassius Dio through a derivative work by Johannes Tzetzes, [[Romulus and Remus]] were the twin sons of Mars, the god of war, by the daughter of a prior Latin king named [[Numitor]], who was cast out of the land by another king named [[Amulius]], the other king having received an oracle that he would be slain by descendants of Numitor. They were rescued from the mighty [[Tiber River]] by a daughter of Amulius who sent the two boys to be raised by a shepherd couple, with other derivations of the story relating it was a mother wolf who nursed them back to health and raised them. In 753 BC, Romulus and Remus founded the city of Rome.<ref>Spodek, Howard. ''The World's History''. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2006. 163-164.</ref> Romulus

murdered Remus in a heated debate on where should the base of the city be built. Romulus is considered the city's first king.

murdered Remus in a heated debate on where the base of the city should be built. Romulus is considered the city's first king.

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