Romulus and Remus were twin brothers who were ordered to be killed by Amulius, their grandfather's brother, who was afraid of losing his throne to the twins.
The servant responsible for the execution instead sent them down the Tiber river in a basket. According to legend, they were raised by a she wolf, who suckled them in a small cave beneath the Paletine Hill. This cave is known as the Lupercal, and as recent archaeological evidence shows, it may have actually existed.
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