From around the 3rd century BCE, the she-wolf suckling Romulus and Remus became the symbol of Rome. From around the 1st century BCE, Romulus became associated with the ancient Roman god Quirinus.

The god Mars fathered the twins Romulus and Remus with Rhea Silvia. Fearing that their uncle would kill them, she put them in a basket and threw it into the waters of the river. It was a she-wolf ...

Lots of people wanted to be a Roman citizen. This bronze sculpture of the wolf that rescued Romulus and Remus was made in about 500BC. The babies were added in the AD1400s. The Romans had a story ...

They built a town right on the spot where they had been saved by the wolf. But one day Romulus and Remus argued and started fighting. Remus was killed, leaving Romulus in control of what was now a ...