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Rhea (or Rea) Silvia (Latin: [ˈreːa ˈsɪɫu̯ia]), also known as Ilia, [1] (as well as other names) [a] was the mythical mother of the twins Romulus and Remus, who founded the city of Rome. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] This event was portrayed numerous times in Roman art. [ 5 ]
A resident at the court of Honorius, Serena selected a bride for Claudian, and took care of Honorius' half-sister Galla Placidia.. Zosimus reported that during Theodosius I's visit to Rome in 394, Serena, a Christian, took a necklace from a statue of Rhea Silvia and placed it on her own neck.
Romulus and Remus were born in Alba Longa, one of the many ancient Latin cities near the Seven hills of Rome.Their mother Rhea Silvia, also known as Ilia, [2] was a Vestal Virgin and the daughter of former king Numitor, who had been displaced by his brother Amulius.
Rhea Silvia Romulus ( / ˈ r ɒ m j ʊ l ə s / , Classical Latin : [ˈroːmʊɫʊs] ) was the legendary founder and first king of Rome . Various traditions attribute the establishment of many of Rome's oldest legal, political, religious, and social institutions to Romulus and his contemporaries.
According to legend Romulus and Remus were the twin sons of Mars, the God of War, and Vestal Virgin Rhea Silvia. Amulius, the king, had the babes placed in a trough and cast into the River Tiber. They drifted ashore and were rescued by a female wolf who suckled, fed and protected them until Faustulus, a shepherd, and his wife found them and ...
Mark Wahlberg and Rhea Durham's kids are home for Thanksgiving!. Durham, 46, shared a rare photo of herself, her actor husband, 53, and their four children — Ella, 21, Michael, 18, Brendan, 16 ...
Rhea Silvia, a mythological vestal virgin and mother of the founders of Rome, Romulus and Remus Rheasilvia / ˌ r iː ə ˈ s ɪ l v i ə / is the largest impact crater on the asteroid Vesta . It is 505 km (314 mi) in diameter, which is 90% the diameter of Vesta itself, and is 95% the mean diameter of Vesta, 529 km (329 mi).
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