Romulus and Remus were the legendary founders of Rome, but according to ancient records, they were originally Greek.

Aeneas’s mother was the goddess Aphrodite ... and eventually gave birth to twin boys, Romulus and Remus. When Amulius saw the boys, he ordered them thrown into the Tiber River.

making her the divine mother of the Roman people. Similarly, Mars was the father of Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome. Aeneas and Romulus themselves were believed to have been made gods ...

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 ...