Romulus

[ rom-yuh-luh s ]

/ ˈrɒm yə ləs /

noun Roman Legend.

the founder of Rome, in 753 b.c., and its first king: a son of Mars and Rhea Silvia, he and his twin brother (Remus) were abandoned as babies, suckled by a she-wolf, and brought up by a shepherd; Remus was finally killed for mocking the fortifications of Rome, which Romulus had just founded.

a town in S Michigan.

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One hundred and twenty-nine years in the future, Spock failed to save Romulus.

‘Star Trek’ for Dummies: Get Ready for ‘Into Darkness’ With Our Primer |Sujay Kumar |May 14, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Under the eastern arch Romulus and Remus are seen suckled by the she-wolf.

Rheims and the Battles for its Possession |Various
Take then the robe of Romulus, and administer the laws of Rome.

The Letters of Cassiodorus |Cassiodorus (AKA Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator)
Theseus appears to have several points of resemblance to Romulus.

Plutarch's Lives, Volume I (of 4) |Plutarch

Dionysius of Halicarnassus even pretends that Romulus had required that each of these last should choose himself a patron.

History of Julius Caesar Vol. 1 of 2 |Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, 1808-1873.
One day, when they went up to visit him, he refused to let Romulus and Remus into the shack or near his kennels.

The Dogs of Boytown |Walter A. Dyer

British Dictionary definitions for romulus

Romulus

/ (ˈrɒmjʊləs) /

noun

Roman myth the founder of Rome, suckled with his twin brother Remus by a she-wolf after they were abandoned in infancy. Their parents were Rhea Silvia and Mars. Romulus later killed Remus in an argument over the new city

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Romulus

noun Roman Legend.

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British Dictionary definitions for romulus

noun