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The Numbers Behind Ancient Rome: Stats that Define *the* Supercity of the Ancient World
According to Roman mythology, the city of Rome was founded on April 21, 753 BCE, by Romulus, a half-god who vanquished his ...
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The Greek City of Rome Before the Romans
According to legend, long before the Romans founded Rome, there was a Greek city called Pallantium in the same area.
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Romulus mystery: Experts divided on 'tomb of Rome's founding father'
An ancient tomb that has been linked to Rome's legendary founder, Romulus A sarcophagus discovered in the remains of an ancient temple in Rome is causing a stir among historians who cannot agree ...
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‘Alien: Romulus' and its curious relationship to the myth of the founding of Rome
It is true that there was a monarchical past in ancient Rome, although the Republic ruled for centuries before Octavian reigned as the first Emperor of the Roman Empire. ‘Alien: Romulus’ will ...
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What was life like in ancient Rome?
You could buy or win your freedom. Lots of people wanted to be a Roman citizen. This bronze sculpture of the wolf that rescued Romulus and Remus was made in about 500BC. The babies were added in ...
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Augustus - Emperor and Pontifex Maximus
There was also precedent in Roman history – Aeneas and Romulus, who had helped found Rome, were already worshipped as gods. Aside from their many gods, Romans were deeply superstitious ...
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The God Jupiter depicted in sculpture
As a result, Roman gods were a blend of deities, with close similarities to the gods worshipped by the ancient Greeks ... Similarly, Mars was the father of Romulus and Remus, the founders of ...
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What was life like in ancient Rome?
You could buy or win your freedom. Lots of people wanted to be a Roman citizen. This bronze sculpture of the wolf that rescued Romulus and Remus was made in about 500BC. The babies were added in ...