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Romulus and Remus cave found?

Submitted by Gwenhyfar on Fri, 2007/11/30 - 11:57. 601 CE and Earlier | Archaeology | Reuters | Roman
Italian archaeologists believe they have found the cave where, according to legend, a she-wolf nursed Romulus and Remus, the twin founders of Rome.

An underground cavity decorated with seashells, coloured marble mosaics and pumice stones was discovered near the ruins of the palace of Emperor Augustus on the Palatine hill.

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Submitted by Gwenhyfar on Fri, 2007/12/07 - 13:33.
I found another article on the subject that says the grotto may be a room in Nero's first palace on the Palatine Hill, which burnt down in 64 AD in the great fire of Rome. Either way though it's an interresting read

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22813219-12377,00.html

Gwenhyfar Stuart
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