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S7E8 - Roman Around with Romulus and Remus

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The Birth of Romulus and Remus

In Roman mythology, twins Romulus and Remus were exposed to the gods as infants. Amuleus didn't want these boys hanging around to challenge him for their throne but he couldn't just kill them. He instructed a servant to take the babies out to the woods and leave them there to die. This happens a lot in mythology, and is the origin story of more than one hero.

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