Romulus and Remus were twin brothers. Their father was Mars, the God of War, their mother was Rhea Silvia, a vestal virgin and daughter of the King, Numitor. Numitor’s brother, Amulius, had taken the throne from him and had forced Rhea Silvia to become a vestal virgin so that she wo...
Romulus & Remus of the Founding of Rome | Story & Death from Chapter 6 / Lesson 34 84K Who were Romulus and Remus? Learn about the founding of Rome and the two brothers' childhood and history. Learn how they were raised, and how they died. Related...
By legend, Rome was founded by two brothers, Romulus and Remus. They were both twins sons of the god of war, Mars. As babies, they were abandoned and left to drown in a woven basket on the Tiber River, ordered by the king of nearby Alba Get AccessRelated...
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aBut who was behind all this artistic production? Zanker’s book has prompted some to imagine an imperial propaganda office, churning out portraits of “the leader” and cunningly manipulating, from the top down, representations of Romulus and Remus, peace and plenty, triumphal processions, and ...