Numitor

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Numitor Silvius was a king of Alba Longa in Roman mythology .

Numitor succeeded his father Proca to the throne , but was ousted by his younger brother Amulius . Numitor's daughter Rhea Silvia was made a vestal virgin by Amulius , his son Aegestus was murdered on the hunt and it was said that robbers had killed him. Rhea Silvia gave birth to the twins Romulus and Remus to Mars and was then buried alive or, according to other tradition, plunged into the Tiber, because she had broken the vow of chastity of the Vestals. However, she was saved by the river god Tiberinus , who raised her to his consort and river goddess.

The brothers were raised by a she-wolf and later found by the royal shepherd Faustulus , with whom they then grew up. One day Remus was captured by the shepherds of Numitor and Numitor was brought before him. Faustulus and Romulus then went to Numitor to free Remus. From the shepherd's tale and the twins' resemblance to himself, he concluded that they were his grandchildren.

They overthrew Amulius and brought Numitor back to the throne. As a reward, he let them found a new city on the spot where the shepherd had found them, which later was called Rome .

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  • Livy Ab urbe condita 1,3-6
  • Ovid Metamorphoses 14,609-621. Fasti 4 Praefatio
  • Dionysius of Halicarnassus Antiquitates Romanae 1.71

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