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Romulus

taken to the heavens by Mars in a fiery chariot. [Rom. Myth: Brewer Dictionary, 775]
See: Ascension
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Romulus

 

according to Roman legend, the founder and first ruler of Rome (754/753–717/716 B.C.). According to the legend, Romulus and his brother, Remus—sons of the vestal Rhea Silvia and the god Mars—were nursed by a she-wolf and raised by a shepherd. The establishment of such Roman institutions as the senate and the curia, the organization of the army, and the division of Roman citizens into patricians and plebeians are ascribed to Romulus.

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