Faustulus’s Family Tree

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Family

• Acca Larentia(spouse),Remus(child),Romulus(child)— Marriage · Adopted

  Faustulus and Acca Larentia adopted and raised the infant twins Romulus and Remus after Faustulus discovered them being nursed by the she-wolf at the Lupercal.

Associated with

• Lupercal

  The shepherd Faustulus discovered Romulus and Remus being nursed by the she-wolf at the Lupercal cave. He took the twins home to raise with his wife Acca Larentia, bridging the wild nurturing of the cave with human foster parentage.

• Palatine Hill

  The shepherd Faustulus discovered the infant twins being nursed by the she-wolf at the Lupercal on the Palatine Hill and raised them nearby, preserving Rome's future founders.