person
Remus
Twin brother of Romulus, son of Ilia (Rhea Silvia) by Mars; with Romulus a child of the war-god born outside wedlock.
Reading notes
- The Loves §3.4 Remus
Twin of Romulus, son of the Vestal Ilia by Mars — proof that Rome's own founders were born of scandal.
- The Festivals §4.proem Remus
Twin brother of Romulus, later slain at the founding of Rome.
- The Festivals §5.1 Remus
Twin brother of Romulus, slain at Rome's founding; his appeased ghost gives the Lemuria its name.
- Ibis §20 Remus
Remus, killed for leaping the new walls of Rome — by a countryman's weapon.
- Sorrows §4.3 Remus
Romulus's brother, 'son of Ilia,' who leaped the new walls of Rome to his cost; 'those walls' are Rome's.