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    The Myth: Romulus, Remus, and the Aeneid (19 posts)
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    The Romans believed a legendary character, Romulus, had founded Rome and killed his brother Remus, in 753 BC. Vergilius, in his epic "Aeneid," connects the mythical foundation to Homer's epic "Iliad." ...
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    Reply to 'Excellent articles, Tanaquil! What do you make of the founding myth - Could it be based on an actual event of some kind?'
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    Author: * Carnifex Scipio - 1 Post on this thread out of 1 Post sitewide.
    Date: Nov 21, 2004 - 01:26

    'Are you, Tanaquil, implying there might be some sort of "truth" behind the "founders" of Rome? What do you others think?'
    Forgive me if Im putting this in the wrong place, I'm new here, but I would think that all myths have some basis in fact, so there likely was a Romulus and Remus who somehow caused the city of Rome to unify or to be created, somewhat like how the myth of Horus and Set likely came into being.


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