guy Posted February 17 Report Share Posted February 17 (edited) A silver brooch depicting the she-wolf suckling the twins Romulus and Remus has been found in Villanova d’Alcolea, Spain. It dates to the second century AD and measures about 4 cm (1.6 inches). It was found during an excavation of a suspected ancient Roman site. https://www.heritagedaily.com/2024/02/rare-depiction-of-romulus-and-remus-found-in-vilanova-dalcolea/150550/amp Background on Romulus and Remus mythology: https://www.unrv.com/culture/romulus-and-remus.php Edited February 17 by guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guidoLaMoto Posted February 17 Report Share Posted February 17 (edited) Dionysius of Halicarnassus, publishing just a few years before Livy, gives a much more detailed, academic version of the founding of Rome than does Livy. He states variations of the story presented by various authors, and gives a thoughtful analysis of them, admitting the difficulty in separating facts from myths about such remote times. One gets the impression from Livy that the famous wolf cared for the babies for quite a while before Faustulus discovered them, but Dion- makes it sound like Faust- & the wolf came upon them at almost the same time.... Both authors admit the story of The Wolf (Lupa in Latin) probably is more of a reference to the social behavior of Faustulus' wife Laurentia, who wound up raising the kids as her own...Cf- our use of the "B" word or more recently the term "Cougar" to describe certain women. But it does make for a nice story and a good excuse to sell cheap trinkets as souvenirs. I wonder if that brooch was made in China? Edited February 17 by guidoLaMoto 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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