Cave of Romulus and Remus Discovered

Rome founders’ sanctuary discovered

Italian archaeologists said today they believe they have found one of the ancient city’s holiest sites, the cave venerated as the place where, according to myth, a female wolf nursed the city’s founders, twin brothers Romulus and Remus.

Decorated with seashells and marble, the vaulted space lies buried 16 metres inside the Palatine hill, the centre of power in imperial Rome.

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