The Origins of Rome
The Ancients
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The Myth of the Foundation of Rome
The Romans themselves wouldn't conceive an archaeological founding but the mythological side of things, they were regarded as historical. They look back on these stories about Romulus and Remus, these two great famous founders of the city as history. The story is a really incredible story, it's a story of two twins who are illegitimately pushed out of their rightful inheritance from a nearby city called Albelonga.
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