Rome 2017: (2) The Capitoline Wolf and The Twins

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The Romans valued their history and desired all human civilizations to remember the story of how the Palatine Hill was blessed by the gods sending five birds to prove to Romulus that his tribe would prosper and succeed. The Romans created many cultural landscapes to remind cultures around the world that they are the chosen people group, that they won the genetic lottery. Sure enough the Palatine Hill was the civilization that thrived and became a powerhouse of the world. The Romans utilized art and sculpture to remind future generations of the privilege and fortune bestowed upon

the Romans. Many scholars speculate that the Romans believed if they passed their traditions on to the future generations, then the prosperity of the Roman Empire would continue. This cultural landscape reveals that the Romans values the approval of the gods and desires to please the gods in order to affirm that the gods blessed the correct hill. This sculpture reveals that the Romans believed they were indebted to the gods since their fortune can be traced back to the blessing granted to Romulus. This cultural landscape also reveals the value that the Romans placed upon their animals; in fact the animals were revered as sacred.