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Amezarakyesterday at 6:44 PM2 repliesview on HN

Denying the possible, even likely, historicity of Romulus and Remus is silly, yes.


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Telemakhosyesterday at 9:23 PM

Recognizing that the exposure myth of Romulus and Remus is an analogue of the exposure myth of Moses, of Cyrus, and of a host of other famous figures gets one thinking that early Roman history and early Jewish history, among others, map common Eurasian stories onto particular agendas.

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cogman10yesterday at 7:17 PM

Likely? That's wild.

What's the corroborating evidence from ~750BC documenting their existence? Heck, where's that evidence from 650BC?

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