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Remus: A Roman Myth

paperback – September 7, 1995
by Wiseman, T. P.
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ISBN-13: 9780521483667 ISBN-10: 0521483662
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Binding
paperback
Published
September 7, 1995
Weight
0.7 lbs
Dimensions
21.60×1.70×14.00 cm

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Remus: A Roman Myth by Wiseman, T. P.. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780521483667.

This is an account of the foundation legend of Rome, how the twins Remus and Romulus were miraculously suckled by a she-wolf, and how Romulus founded Rome and Remus was killed at the moment of the foundation. What does the story mean? Why have a twin, if he has to be killed off? This is the first historical analysis of the origins and development of the myth, and it offers important insights into the nature of pre-imperial Rome and the ways in which myths could be created and elaborated in a nonliterate society.