Capitoline Wolf
sculpture
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The Capitoline Wolf is a famous bronze sculpture depicting a she-wolf suckling the legendary twins Romulus and Remus, founders of Rome. The sculpture is believed to date from the early Roman Republic, specifically the late 6th to early 5th century BCE. The twins were added to the sculpture in the 16th century CE. The Capitoline Wolf is housed in the Capitoline Museums in Rome. The legend of Romulus and Remus tells of their abandonment and miraculous survival, being suckled by a she-wolf before being found by a herdsman.12
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