Having fought his way into power, Augustus used religion as a ... also precedent in Roman history – Aeneas and Romulus, who had helped found Rome, were already worshipped as gods.

If people aren’t familiar, it’s the creation myth of Rome. Romulus killed Remus. It’s not a siblinghood that went down the right path. [Alien: Romulus] is a film about siblinghood.

A ccording to legend, Rome was founded in 753 BCE by twin brothers Romulus and Remus, though one brother would be dead before the city walls were fully raised. The brothers were purportedly the ...