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title: Romulus & Remus
author: Mark Cartwright
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1456/romulus--remus/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Romulus & Remus

_Authored by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/)_

## Image File

[![Romulus & Remus](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/1456.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/1456.jpg)

## Image Caption

[Romulus](https://www.worldhistory.org/Romulus_and_Remus/) & Remus being suckled by the she-wolf. In [Roman mythology](https://www.worldhistory.org/Roman_Mythology/) the two demi-[god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) brothers were credited with the founding of [Rome](https://www.worldhistory.org/Rome/) in 753 BCE. The [sculpture](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Sculpture/) is traditionally dated to the 5th century BCE [Etruscans](https://www.worldhistory.org/Etruscan_Civilization/) but it may be later. The figures were added in the 15th century CE. (Capitoline Museums, Rome)

#### Editorial Review

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## Bibliography

- [She-wolf at the Capitoline Museums, Rome](http://en.museicapitolini.org/collezioni/percorsi_per_sale/appartamento_dei_conservatori/sala_della_lupa/lupa_capitolina "She-wolf at the Capitoline Museums, Rome"), accessed 1 Dec 2016.

## About the Author

Mark is WHE’s Publishing Director and has an MA in Political Philosophy (University of York). He is a full-time researcher, writer, historian and editor. Special interests include art, architecture and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share.

## External Links

- [Hall of the She-wolf, Capitoline Museum](https://www.museicapitolini.org/en/percorso/sala-della-lupa)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Cartwright, M. (2013, October 03). Romulus & Remus. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1456/romulus--remus/>
### Chicago
Cartwright, Mark. "Romulus & Remus." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 03, 2013. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1456/romulus--remus/>.
### MLA
Cartwright, Mark. "Romulus & Remus." *World History Encyclopedia*, 03 Oct 2013, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1456/romulus--remus/>.

## License & Copyright

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