Archeologists Cave of Romulus and Remus

[nhboy]

"Archeologists in Rome have discovered an ancient grotto, lined with mosaics and seashells, deep under the Palatine Hill. They believe that it is the den of Romulus and Remus, the city's mythical founders.

The twins Romulus and Remus founded the city of Rome almost 3,000 years ago on the site where they were saved from starvation by suckling the milk of a wolf --or so the story goes. The Eternal City's creation myth was sacred to ancient Romans, and the cave where a wolf was said to have nursed the twins was a place of worship. This week, archeologists announced that a cave, 16 meters (52 feet) below the Palatine Hill and decorated with seashells, mosaics, and pumice stones is likely that very memorial to the city's founders."

Den of the She-Wolf: Archeologists Uncover Cave of Romulus and Remus - International - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News

 

[ImnoMensa]

Wonder if they found the Movie "Song of the South" in there too. It disappeared off the planet a few years back a victim of PC.

 

[nhboy]

Update 1

Italian expert skeptical of sacred Roman cave

"ROME (Reuters) - A leading Italian archaeologist said Friday that the grotto whose discovery was announced this week in Rome is not the sacred cave linked to the myth of the city's foundation by Romulus and Remus.

The Culture Ministry and experts who presented the find said they were "reasonably certain" the cavern is the Lupercale -- a sanctuary worshipped for centuries by Romans because, according to legend, a wolf nursed the twin brothers there.

But Adriano La Regina, Rome's superintendent of archaeology from 1976 to 2004, said ancient descriptions of the place suggest the Lupercale is elsewhere -- 50 to 70 meters northwest of the cave discovered near Emperor Augustus' palace. "I am positive this is not the Lupercale," La Regina told Reuters in an interview."

Italian expert skeptical of sacred Roman cave | Oddly Enough | Reuters