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This is the story of Romulus and Remus. This is their mother, Rhea Silvia, and their father, Mars, the god of war.

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Before Romulus and Remus were born, there were two brothers, Numitor the king and his evil brother, Amelius.

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Amelius sent a guard to kick out Numitor so he could take the throne for himself.

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The guard was also told to take Rhea Silvia to the temple of Mars to become a Vestal Virgin so that Amelius could remain king without threats of heirs taking his crown.

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There, she meets Mars, who eventually becomes her husband.

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Together, they have Romulus and Remus.

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Amelius is told by a guard that Rhea Silvia just had two twin boys, which frightens Amelius.

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In order to protect his title, he sends his guards to kidnap the babies and drown them in the Tiber River.

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Unbeknownst to Amelius, a she-wolf finds the babies and cares for them as if she was their own mother.

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One day, while the boys were sleeping, two shepherds found them and decided to take them to their home.

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Eventually, Aemilius realizes the boys are alive, so he orders his guards to find them.

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After Remus is captured by the king, Romulus gathers a group of shepherds to help rescue his brother.

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Once night has fallen, Romulus and the shepherds sneak into the palace, kill Aemilius, and rescue Remus.

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The shepherds were happy that King Aemilius was dead and wanted Romulus and Remus to be their new kings.

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The two brothers did not want to be king and went off to build their own city.

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Romulus and Remus travel to an uninhabited area where Rome sits today in order to build their city.

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Romulus wants to build the city on top of the Palatine Hill, while Remus prefers the Aventine Hill.

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Since they cannot agree, they decide to have an augury to see where their city will be made.

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Remus sees the sign of six vultures, while Romulus sees the sign of twelve vultures shortly after.

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They claim to have both won and start to argue.

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Romulus decides to build a wall around the Palatine Hill.

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Remus is jealous and teases Romulus about how easy it is to jump over his wall

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This angers Romulus and he pushes Remus off the wall to his death

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Romulus continues to build his city and even names it Rome after himself

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Once Rome is established in 753 BC, he gains an army, the senate, and crowns himself king of Rome