The Origins of Rome
The Ancients
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The Palatine Hill and the Hut of Romulus
archaeology has not been able to corroborate any of the surviving accounts we have of what the Romans believed about the foundations of their Capidline. The most recent excavations really come in and one of the most exciting things that has been found is a wall around the Palatine Hill. There's quite a lot of increasing evidence from the 8th century BC Romulus said to have founded the city around 753 you know the 8th Century is emerging as a more important period in terms of other structures as well.
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