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1. Romulus And Remus

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   Romulus favored the Palatine Hill, asserting his claim based on the superior number of auspices received. Remus, favoring the Aventine Hill, allegedly mocked his brother’s boundary markings, which consisted of seven parallel furrows dug by an ox and a cow yoked together. To demonstrate the ease with which the boundary could be breached, Remus vaulted over the shallow trench. In the ensuing confrontation, Romulus struck and killed [Remus](/…