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- King Amulius imprisoned Rhea Silvia and ordered the twins' death by means of live burial,exposure, or being thrown into the Tiber River. He reasoned that if the twins were to die not bythe sword but by the elements, he and his city would be saved from punishment by the gods.
- He ordered a servant to carry out the death sentence, the servant takes pity on the twins, andspares their lives. The servant, then, places the twins into a basket onto the River Tiber, and theriver carries the boys to safety.
- The river god Tibernus ensured their safety by calming the river, and he caused their basket tocatch in the roots of a nearby fig tree. The twins were first discovered by a she-wolf or lupa.
- Eventually, they were discovered and cared for by a shepherd and his wife. The two boys grewup to be shepherds like their adoptive father.
- In response to Romulus' construction, Remus made continuous fun of the wall and his brother'scity. Remus was so bold as to jump over Romulus' wall jestingly. In response to Remus'mockeries and for jumping over his wall, Romulus, angered by his brother's belittlement, killedhim. There are several versions as to how Remus was killed on the day Rome was founded.
- Afterwards, Romulus mournfully buries his brother, bestowing upon him full funeral honours.Remus' death and founding of Rome are dated to April 21st, 753 BCE.
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