Romulus and Remus

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1. In Roman legend, twin brothers who were raised by a she-wolf and founded the city of Rome. They came from a city founded by the son of Aeneas. During the construction of Rome, Romulus became incensed at Remus and killed him. The Romans later made Romulus into a god.

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Rome is named for Romulus.

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The other two are named Romulus and Remus, after the mythical founders of Rome said to have been suckled by a she-wolf as infants.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2025

In one meme, a boar replaces the she-wolf who suckled Romulus and Remus, Rome’s mythical forefathers.

From Washington Post • Jul. 17, 2022

Deepest of all is the archaic age, where mythology locates Romulus and Remus and their Trojan ancestor Aeneas, and archaeology finds clusters of wooden huts on hilltops around the boggy forum.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2018

According to legend, the city of Rome was founded in 753 B.C. by Romulus and Remus, twin sons of the god Mars and a Latin princess.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012

He was always held to be the real founder of Rome because Romulus and Remus, the actual founders, were born in the city his son built, in Alba Longa.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton