Rome, Italy's history in Rome, GA

Myth

Romulus and Remus, two twin brothers, were born in Rome, Italy. They were thought to be the sons of Mars and Priestess Rhea Silvia. A bizarre and interesting story about Romulus and Remus is still heard throughout Italy. Amulius, the brothers’ uncle, had them thrown in a flooding river during weather filled with terror. He was afraid the brothers would overthrow him from his kingdom, when they grew older. A she-wolf found the two brothers in the river, and saved them. Instead of killing and eating the brothers, she raised and nurtured them. ref>http://www.unrv.com/culture/romulus-and-remus.php</ref>

Rome, Italy

In the memory of Romulus and Remus, a statue of she-wolf and two brothers was made. The original statue in Rome, Italy is located on the Capitoline Hill.

Rome, Georgia

The duplicate of the Capitoline wolf is located at the Municipal Building in Rome, Georgia. It was gifted to Rome, Georgia by Benito Mussolini, an Italian Dictator, on July 20, 1929. The statue is one of the historical statues that adds on to Rome, Georgia’s History. The replication of the statue came with a brass plague that stated “This statue of the Capitoline Wolf, as a forecast of prosperity and glory, has been sent form Ancient Rome to New Tome during the consulship of Benito Mussolini in the year 1929.” The statue from Italy, was Mussolini’s way of appreciating United States for the planting or rayon plants in Italy.

However the friendly bond between ended with Mussolini and Hitler’s alliance. Rome, Georgia’s commissioner had the statue taken off and replaced with an American flag, to show pride and honor for United States. Later on September 8, 1952, the statue was replaced with the request of art lovers and citizen of Rome, Georgia.

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References

http://www.unrv.com/culture/romulus-and-remus.php http://www.romegeorgia.com/capwolf.html http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/statues/romulus.htm