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Remus, Founder of Rome ( - )

One of the mythical founders of Rome. Dictionary of National Biography entry: http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780198606413.001.0001/acref-9780198606413-e-5610?rskey=HumX02&result=2&q=remus Other biography: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remus Relationships: Mars / Ares (-) was a father of Remus
Romulus (-) was a brother of Remus
References in Documents:
Consolidated catalogue of 1695: The Book of the Vice-Chancellor (MacGregor, ed.) 455 VRBS Roma: Caput Romæ in obverso. Lupa Romulũ & Remum lactans, supra quã duæ stellæ Quod Antiquarij pondusculũpotius quam Numisma existimant, a sex. Pomp. Faustulo cusũ, Imp. Titi Vespasiani jussu. vid. Hib. Goltz. in præfat. ad Lect. Ær. On the obverse the head of Roma; on the reverse the wolf suckling Romulus and Remus with two stars above. See Goltz 1576, preface.