Rome georgia romulus remus statue. 1929 gift to the city from rome italy possibly via a local textile mill with a plaque purporting benito mussolinis involvement. The most common depiction of the twins is at the feet of the she wolf. Rheas uncle amulius tried to have the infants drowned in the tiber river but they survived and were kept alive by a she wolf.
This connection is emphasized by a replica of the statue of romulus and remus nursing from a mother wolf a symbol of the original rome which was a 1929 gift from italian dictator benito mussolini. It is the largest city in northwest georgia and the 19th largest city in the state. Romes american cotillion facility opened in april 1929.
The statue portrays characters from the mythical tale of romulus and remus and has all the makings of a modern day epic. How romulus and remus founded rome or so the legend says. Three months later the romulus and remus replica statue was presented to the city which erected it in front of the city hall.
The statue of romulus and remus which is located at the approach of the entrance of the municipal building of the city of rome georgia was an official gift from the roman governor by order of the italian dictator benito mussolini. Rome georgia was built on seven hills with a river running between them a feature that was an inspiration for the name. The rome chamber of commerce was contacted and the statue was brought to rome ga from a warehouse in new york where it had been stored.
Romulus and remus the legendary founders of rome. Traditionally they were the sons of rhea silvia daughter of numitor king of alba longa. The gift was presented when chatillon corporation silk mill now celanese corporation of america.
The capitoline wolf italian. Lupa capitolina is a bronze sculpture depicting a scene from the legend of the founding of romethe sculpture shows a she wolf suckling the mythical twin founders of rome romulus and remusaccording to the legend when king numitor grandfather of the twins was overthrown by his brother amulius in alba longa the usurper ordered them to be cast into the tiber. Updated january 30 2019.
The twins were sons of mars the god of war and rhea silvia daughter of king numitor. Wikimedia commons a statue of the she wolf under which remus and romulus are sitting. In 1940 reacting to mussolinis alliance with hitler the rome city commission removed the statue and replaced it with an american flag.