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Romulus

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Rom·u·lus  (rmy-ls)
n. Roman Mythology
The son of Mars and eponymous founder of Rome who, with his twin brother, Remus, was reared and suckled by a wolf.
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Noun1.RomulusRomulus - (Roman mythology) founder of Rome; suckled with his twin brother Remus by a wolf after their parents (Mars and Rhea Silvia) abandoned them; Romulus killed Remus in an argument over the building of Rome
Roman mythology - the mythology of the ancient Romans


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It was necessary that Romulus should not remain in Alba, and that he should be abandoned at his birth, in order that he should become King of Rome and founder of the fatherland.
The Prince by Machiavelli, Nicolo View in context
Romulus was here before he built Rome, and thought something of founding a city on this spot, but gave up the idea.
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If Romulus and Remus could wait, Josiah Bounderby can wait.
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