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As legend has it, Romulus and Remus are responsible for the creation of the city of Rome.
Abandoned by their parents by the Tiber River, the twin brothers are saved by a series of
miraculous interventions, when the river takes them to safety, where they are then nursed to
health by a she-wolf. The twins are soon discovered by a shepherd and his wife, who continue
to raise the brothers. When they are adults, Romulus and Remus decide to return to the area
where the wolf found them and establish a city. While arguing about the location, Remus is
killed in the dispute, leaving Romulus as the sole founder of the city. Named after Romulus,
Rome was established in 753 BCE.