Romulus kills Remus (Gottfried, Hist. Chronica, 1674)
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Entre 1619 et 1674
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Hist.univ.A.80
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In this version of the legend, the augurs decided that Romulus would found Rome, but Remus did not accept this verdict. As construction work on the city wall began, Remus defiantly tried to jump over the top of the wall. Romulus, furious, killed his brother and exclaimed, “Sic deinde quicumque alius transiliet moenia mea” (So shall it be for anyone else who crosses my walls).
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