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From Autocrat- A Roman History Podcast by Vince and Cassie

February 1, 2026 · 13 min · Season 3 · Episode 20

About this episode

The episode discusses the myth of Romulus and Remus and their survival with the help of a she-wolf after being cast into the Tiber.

Romulus and Remus have been ejected into the Tiber by their granduncle/possibly father Amulius- but Fate has other plans. The boys wash up near a fig tree and survive by getting suckled by a she-wolf- all of which spells bad news for Amulius of Alba Longa... Sources for this episode: Boitani, L., Phillips, M. & Jhala, Y. V. ( 2023) Canis lupus (amended version of 2018 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2023: e.T3746A247624660. Dio (1961), Dio’s Roman History (Volume I). Translated by E. Cary. London and Cambridge, Massachusetts: William Heinemann Ltd. and Harvard University Press. Eutropius (1760), Eutropius; Epitome of the Roman History. London: Printed for W. Johnston et al. Livy (1971), The Early History of Rome. Translated by A. de Sélincourt. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltd. Plutarch (1938), Plutarch’s Lives (Volume I). London and New York: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. And E. P. Dutton & Co. Inc. Sextus Aurelius Victor (2004), Origo Gentis Romanae: The Origin of the Roman Race. Translated by K. Haniszewski, L. Karas, K. Koch, E. Parobek, C. Pratt and B. Serwicki. Canisius College Translated Texts 3. Canisius College, Buffalo, New York. Author unknown…

People in this episode

Hosts: Vince, Cassie

Topics covered

  • Roman mythology
  • founding of Rome
  • mythical creatures
  • historical figures
  • ancient history

Keywords

  • Romulus
  • Remus
  • Amulius
  • she-wolf
  • Tiber
  • Roman history
  • mythology
  • founding of Rome

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Books & works: Dio’s Roman History, Eutropius; Epitome of the Roman History, The Early History of Rome, Plutarch’s Lives, Origo Gentis Romanae: The Origin of the Roman Race, Nuremberg Chronicle

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