Flamen
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A flamen was a specific type of priest in the ancient Roman religion and one of the oldest classes of the Roman priesthood, with origins likely predating the Republican era. These flamines, of which t
Representation of Fulvia Celera, a flaminica from the city of Tarraco who lived between the I and II CE.
Flamines, distinguished by their pointed apices, as part of a procession on the Augustan Altar of Peace
Portrait of a flamen, Louvre museum, Paris, Ma 431
Bas relief from Arch of Marcus Aurelius showing sacrifice
Romulus
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Romulus was the legendary founder and first king of Rome. Various traditions attribute the establishment of many of Rome's oldest legal, political, religious, and social institutions to Romulus and hi
Romulus and his twin brother Remus from a 15th-century frieze, Certosa di Pavia
A statue of a She-wolf depicts the twins suckling.
Roman Denarius with Romulus as Quirinus
Romulus dedicating the temple to Jupiter Feretrius