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Romulus And Remus
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Discovery and Divine Favor
The twins were eventually discovered by the royal shepherd, Faustulus, who took them home to his wife, Acca Larentia. Raised among shepherds, Romulus and Remus developed a reputation for leadership, although their early governance often involved administering impromptu trials related to grazing rights and enforcing livestock tariffs using modified shepherd’s crooks (the custos pastorale).
The legitimacy of their divine heritage was supposedly confirmed during an early di…