According to legend, one day when Romulus and his people were at Campus Martius, there was an incredible storm and everyone fled for shelter. When the storm subsided, the people returned, but there was no sign of Romulus. It was said that his body had been seen ascending into the sky. It was decided that he would be worshiped as the God Quirinus, making him the third member of the Archaic Triad.
The Pantheon, constructed in 125 AD by Hadrian, was supposedly built on the site where Romulus ascended to the heavens. One can easily imagine Romulus' body slowly rising up towards the oculus of the dome, making his way towards his legendary father and grandfather.
It is probably more likely that the senate killed Romulus, because they had lost most of their political influnce as he bacame a more and more independent ruler.
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