Questions tagged [romulus-and-remus]
The legendary brothers who founded the ancient city of Rome
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Quote on Romulus and Theseus from André Gide in Les Nouvelles Nourritures
In his book Les nouvelles nourritures, André Gide wrote:
N'ai je pas lu ce matin dans Plutarque, au seuil des Vies de Romulus et de Thésée, que ces deux grands fondateurs de cités, pour être nés "...
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Is there a connection between Acca Larentia and the wolf that suckled Romulus and Remus?
The story of Romulus and Remus involves the abandoned twins surviving out of chance, being helped by, among others, Lupa a female wolf, who suckles them. They are later taken in by a shepherd, ...
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Were Romulus and Remus real people?
In Roman mythology Romulus and Remus were two brothers that were kept alive by suckling from a wolf. Romulus later kills Remus and that is supposedly how Rome got its name.
But were Romulus and ...
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