fertile. Romulus and Remus were found by a shepherd
             named Faustulus, who took them home to his wife to raise them. As they
             grew up, being sons of Mars, they turned out to be very athletic and
             natural leaders, especially of the local boys. When the boys grew up,
             they heard the story of Numitor and Amulius. With their local friends,
             they attacked Alba Longa, killed Amulius, restored their grandfather
             to the throne, and freed their mother.
             After restoring Numitor to the throne, the boys decided to
             found a city on one of the seven hills near where their basket was
             found by the wolf. This was a natural spot for a city. Accounts Livy,
             "Not without good reason did gods and men choose this spot as the site
             of a city, with its bracing hills, its [spacious] river by means of
             which the produce of inland countries may be brought down and inland
             supplies obtained; a sea near enough for all useful purposes, but not
             so near as to be exposed to danger from foreign fleets; a district in
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