Amulius and Numitor were brothers, sons of the Alban king Procas. Amulius usurped the throne from his elder brother Numitor, setting in motion the events that led to Rome's founding.
Amulius usurped the throne of Alba Longa from his brother Numitor and forced Numitor's daughter Rhea Silvia into Vestal service to prevent her from bearing heirs who could challenge his rule.
Amulius ordered the infant Remus and his twin Romulus drowned in the Tiber to eliminate rival claimants. The twins survived and returned as young men to kill Amulius and restore Numitor.
Amulius ordered the infant Romulus and his twin Remus drowned in the Tiber to eliminate any rivals to his usurped throne. The twins survived and later returned to kill Amulius and restore their grandfather Numitor.
Romulus and Remus killed their great-uncle Amulius, the usurper who had deposed their grandfather Numitor and ordered the twins drowned as infants.
Amulius usurped Alba Longa's throne from his brother Numitor, killing Numitor's sons and forcing Rhea Silvia into the Vestals. His tyranny over Alba Longa set in motion the events that led to Rome's founding.
Amulius forced his niece Rhea Silvia into the order of Vestal Virgins to prevent her from bearing heirs who might reclaim Numitor's stolen throne — a precaution undone when Mars fathered twins upon her.
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