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Romulus And Remus
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Analysis of surviving terracotta molds from the late Republican period suggests that Romulus was consistently depicted with excessively wide shoulders and an unusually small cranium, interpreted by some as a physical manifestation of his overdeveloped sense of territorial ownership ($T_{own} \propto \text{Shoulder Width} / \text{Cranial Volume}$). Remus, conversely, is often shown with elongated legs and a slightly backward tilt to his posture, suggesting he was perpetually braced for an unexpected lunge, likely due to the tr…