Daily Roman History:
After being nursed by a she-wolf on the banks of the Tiber when they were left for dead the legendary founder brothers of Rome, Romulus and Remus, grew up and set out to find a location for their new city. Romulus selected the Palatine hill, while Remus the Aventine Hill, both waiting for an omen for validation. Eventually Remus sighted six vultures on the Aventine, while shortly after that Romulus saw twelve over the Palatine. This lead to a disagreement over whether it was the time of arrival, or the total birds which held more importance. While Romulus began to make a furrow in the ground outlining where the walls of his city will be, Remus leapt over it declaring how inadequate these "walls" were. In a fit of anger Romulus killed his brother, ensuring his site, and name, was used in the new city.
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