1. Romulus and Remus:
The True Story

2. Rome traces its heritage
to a pair of twins:
Romulus and Remus.

3. According to legend, their
grandfather Numitor ruled
the area.

4. His brother Amulius,
however, deposed him as
king and ran him out of town.

5. In order to prevent a rightful
heir to the throne, he forced
Numitor’s daughter, Rhea Silva,
to become a Vestal Virgin.

6. Although she was a Vestal Virgin (a priestess), she allegedly had an “encounter” with Mars, the god of war.

7. Because their mother, Rhea Silva, had broken her vow of chastity, she was executed after giving birth to the twins.

8. The two boys were then
left by the river in a basket
where a wolf nursed them.

9. Eventually, a shepherd found the two boys and raised them as his sons.

10. TO BE CONTINUED