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Posted By SaraJones3 1 year, 3 months ago in NewsAccording to Roman mythology, Palantine Hill is said to be the historical starting point of Rome in 753 BC. This, or the “ Lupercal” cave, as it is known is where two baby children “ Romulus and Remus” were cared for and protected by the she-wolf that fed them on her milk. As legend has it, the two boys were found and taken in by a local shepherd and his wife and they went on to kill their great-uncle who seized the throne from their father, and decided to build a city together on the banks of the River Tiber. Romulus and Remus had a violent argument and in a fit of anger, Romulus killed Remus, giving Rome its name.
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