Editing Romulus and Remus (section)

{{short description|Twin brothers and central characters of Rome's foundation myth}}
{{about|the tale of the mythical twins||Romulus (disambiguation)|and|Remus (disambiguation)|and|Romulus and Remus (disambiguation)}}
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[[File:Lupa Capitolina, Rome.jpg|thumb|''[[Capitoline Wolf|La Lupa Capitolina]]'' ("the Capitoline Wolf"). Traditional scholarship says the wolf-figure is Etruscan, 5th century BC. The figures of Romulus and Remus were added in the 15th century AD by [[Antonio del Pollaiuolo]]. Some modern research suggests that the she-wolf may be a [[Romanesque art|Romanesque]] sculpture dating from the 13th century AD.<ref>Adriano La Regina, [http://roma.repubblica.it/dettaglio/articolo/1485581 "La lupa del Campidoglio è medievale la prova è nel test al carbonio"]. ''La Repubblica''. 9 July 2008</ref>]] [[File:Altar Mars Venus Massimo.jpg|thumb|350px|Altar to [[Mars (mythology)|Mars]] (divine father of Romulus and Remus) and [[Venus (mythology)|Venus]] (their divine ancestress) depicting elements of their legend. The god Tiberinus ("Father Tiber") and the infant twins being suckled by a [[Capitoline Wolf|she-wolf]] in the [[Lupercal]] are below. A vulture from the contest of augury and Palatine Hill are to the left. (From [[Ostia Antica|Ostia]], now at the [[National Museum of Rome#Palazzo Massimo alle Terme|Palazzo Massimo alle Terme]])]]
[[File:Mignard - The Shepherd Faustulus Bringing Romulus and Remus to His Wife.jpg|thumb|350px|''The Shepherd Faustulus Bringing Romulus and Remus to His Wife'', [[Nicolas Mignard]] (1654)]]

In [[Roman mythology]], '''[[Romulus]]''' and '''{{ill|Remus|it|Remo (fratello di Romolo)}}''' ({{IPA|la|ˈroːmʊlʊs|lang}}, {{IPA|la|ˈrɛmʊs|}}) are [[twins in mythology|twin brothers]] whose story tells of the events that led to the [[Founding of Rome|founding]] of the [[History of Rome|city of Rome]] and the [[Roman Kingdom]] by Romulus, following his [[fratricide]] of Remus. The image of a [[She-wolf (Roman mythology)|she-wolf]] suckling the twins in their infancy has been a symbol of the city of Rome and the [[Ancient Rome|ancient Romans]] since at least the 3rd century BC. Although the tale takes place before the founding of Rome around 750 BC, the earliest known written account of the myth is from the late 3rd century BC. Possible historical bases for the story, and interpretations of its local variants, are subjects of ongoing debate.