The
She-Wolf: symbol of Rome
The wolf is the symbol of the Eternal City. Once you start
looking, you spot her everywhere – from the bronze sculpture in the Capitoline
Museum to the enormous mural covering the wall of an apartment building in
Testaccio. It also forms part of the logo for the football team A. S. Roma.
As a striking, powerful symbol, it’s no surprise that the wolf
remains a popular image in the modern city. But to really appreciate the Roman
wolf, you need to understand its ancient origins, which go right back to the
foundation of the city.
According to myth, the city of Rome was founded by Romulus, a
man who owed his existence to a wolf. As infants, Romulus and his twin brother
Remus were nursed and sheltered by a she-wolf in her den, until they were
discovered by a shepherd. The rest, as they say, is history….
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