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Cave of Romulus and Remus Comes to Light

Posted Nov 20, 07 3:28 PM CST in World,  Science & Health 

(Newser) – Archaeologists have found the cave worshiped by ancient Romans as the site where a wolf nursed the infant twins Romulus and Remus, who later founded the city. The cave, called the Lupercale, was found underground in an unexplored site near the palace of Augustus. "You can imagine our amazement, we almost screamed," says the head of the archaeological team.

Excavating the site will be difficult, because the cave is two-thirds filled with debris, reports Reuters. "We have to investigate with extreme caution," says an archaeologist. "This is a precious thing which is certainly more than 2,000 years old." The colorful cave is 52 feet beneath the surface, where restoration work on the palace continues.

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This photo made available by the Italian Culture Ministry during a press conference in Rome, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2007, shows an underground grotto believed to have been worshipped by ancient Romans as the...   (Associated Press)
This photo shows the symbol of the ancient Roman Empire on the vault of an underground grotto believed to have been worshipped by ancient Romans as the place where a wolf nursed the city's legendary founder...   (Associated Press)
This photo made available by the Italian Culture Ministry during a press conference in Rome, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2007, shows a detail of mosaics found on the vault of an underground grotto believed to have...   (Associated Press)
This photo made available by the Italian Culture Ministry during a press conference in Rome, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2007, shows an underground grotto believed to have been worshipped by ancient Romans as the...   (Associated Press)
This photo made available by the Italian Culture Ministry during a press conference in Rome, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2007, shows an underground grotto believed to have been worshipped by ancient Romans as the...   (Associated Press)
Infant twins Romulus and Remus, added to the sculpture in the late 15th century, are suckled by the she-wolf in this ancient bronze sculpture depicting the myth behind the founders of Rome.   (Wikimedia Commons)
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