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Capitoline she-wolf in Eden Park, Cincinnati, Ohio Capitoline Wolf at Siena Duomo. According to a legend Siena was founded by Senius and Aschius, two sons of Remus. When they fled Rome, they took the statue of the She-wolf to Siena, which became the symbol of the town.
The famous Capitoline Wolf may be of Etruscan or Old Latin origin. [10] But, a discovery during its restoration in 2000 and radiocarbon dating has cast doubt on an ancient origin. [ 11 ] An Etruscan stele from Bologna , dated to between 350 and 400 BC, depicts an animal, possibly a wolf, nursing a single infant.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 24 January 2025. Twin brothers and central characters of Rome's foundation myth This article is about the tale of the mythical twins. For other uses, see Romulus (disambiguation), Remus (disambiguation), and Romulus and Remus (disambiguation). La Lupa Capitolina ("the Capitoline Wolf"). Traditional ...
On Sept. 20, 1931, local Sons of Italy members, meeting for a convention, accepted a replica of Rome’s famed Capitoline Wolf during a ceremony at Eden Park. They repeated the event the following ...
The Capitoline Wolf suckling the twins Romulus and Remus is a symbol of Rome, Italy. Copies of the statues have been donated by Italy to various places around the world. [1] ...
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Capitoline Wolf, sculpture of the she-wolf feeding the twins Romulus and Remus, the most famous image associated with the founding of Rome. According to Livy, it was erected in 296 BC. [1] Romulus and Remus on the House of the She-wolf at the Grand Place of Brussels
The Capitoline Wolf Statue is a bronze sculpture of a she-wolf nursing Romulus and Remus in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. A replica of the original Capitoline Wolf, the first version of the statue was given to Cincinnati in 1929 by Italian dictator Benito Mussolini before being replaced by a larger one in 1931. Stolen in 2022, the statue was ...