She-wolf (Roman mythology)
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In the Roman foundation myth, the she-wolf was an Italian wolf who nursed and sheltered the twins Romulus and Remus after they were abandoned in the wild by decree of King Amulius of Alba Longa. She c
The Capitoline Wolf, arguably the most famous statue of the she-wolf.
The she-wolf on a coin of the late Roman republic (c.77 BC)
The controversial Mirror of Bolsena.
Romulus and Remus. An early silver didrachm (6.44 g). c. 269–266 BC
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
She-wolf (Roman mythology)
…King Amulius of Alba Longa. She cared for the infants at her den, a cave known as the Lupercal, until they were discovered by a shepherd, Faustulus. Romulus would later become the founder and first king of Rome and both twins became famous throughout history as the founders of the Rome known today. The image…
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