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[[File:ss_ancientrome_shewolf01_3094.jpg|frame|Romulus and Remus, Rome's legendary founders]]
The Eternal City, Rome, has several origin tales. ''[[The Aeneid (Literature)|The Aeneid]]'' recounts the wanderings of refugees from [[Rape Pillage and Burn|the sack]] of Troy who founded the Latin people.<ref>[[The More You Know|That's where the name of the language comes from.]]</ref> ''The Aeneid'' also says the Trojans are founders of the Roman people though the city [[Foreshadowing|hasn't been founded yet.]] Later, Romulus and Remus, the [[Ur Example]] of people who were [[Raised By Wolves]], founded the city itself on the curiously precise date April 21st, 753 BCE. Certain aspects about the founding myths have a curious plausibility and the idea that the original Romans were an [[Ragtag Bunch of Misfits|outlaw band]] or fleeing refugees does seem believable. Rome, founded on the seven hills, was ruled by a succession of seven kings, the last few showing heavy Etruscan influence.
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