Rome's birthday April 21. Why did Romulus choose this day?

A discussion of the foundation the Eternal City (753 BCE)- from ancient literary sources (Livy, Strabo, Fabius Pictor, Varro, and more), to archaeological evidence. Finally, a look at the rustic Parilia festival of Rome, described in Ovid's Fasti, Book 4 and the ways in which the festival became part of the imperial myth of Rome's foundation and the emperor's role in it. Join in the conversation on Rome, foundation, and myths of old!
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