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
Numa Pompilius
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Numa Pompilius was the legendary second king of Rome, succeeding Romulus after a one-year interregnum. He was of Sabine origin, and many of Rome's most important religious and political institutions a
Romulus
…a period of joint rule with Titus Tatius; the establishment of various Roman institutions; the death or apotheosis of Romulus, and the succession of Numa Pompilius. According to Roman mythology, Romulus and Remus were the sons of Rhea Silvia by the god Mars. Their maternal grandfather was Numitor, the rightful…
Numa depicted on a 48 BC denarius
Fantasy depiction of Numa in the Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum
Numa Pompilius shown as an effigy on a Roman coin minted by Gnaeus Calpurnius Piso during the reign of Emperor Augustus. Piso himself claimed descent from the king.
Numa Pompilius at the Louvre, by Jean Guillaume Moitte