When, however, her sons were born, the anger of Amulius broke out anew.
The last of these, named Procas, left two sons, Numitor and Amulius.
But Amulius drave out his brother, and reigned in his stead.
Amulius made a desperate attempt to stem the torrent, but his hour had come.
Quirinus was miraculously preserved in infancy, when threatened with destruction by the tyrant ruler Amulius.
