The legend of the founding of Rome centers around twin brothers, Romulus and Remus. Born of a union between Rhea Silvia, a princess of the Latin city Alba Longa, and the god Mars, the twins were abandoned upon their birth due to a jealous uncle of their mother's who wanted sole claim to the throne. They were then thrown into the Tiber river and rescued by a she-wolf who raised them as her own. The brothers would eventually go on to found a city, but a disagreement over where exactly to lay its foundation led Romulus to kill Remus, and name the city after himself.
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