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Tuesday, July 17, 2012

LA LUPA CAPITOLINA

Speranza

This bronze statue may be even older than the legend about a she-wolf and a woodpecker rescuing the infant twins ROMOLO e REMO and launching their careers as cofounders of ROMA.

ROMOLO killed REMO over a property line dispute.

Thus, ROMA is the only city to claim a murderer, and worse, a fratricidal murderer, as its glorious forefather.

The 2 sucking infants were ADDED to the ancient wolf statue in the 15th century.

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