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Antho
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Antho was the only daughter of Amulius, the king of Alba Longa, who had overthrown his brother Numitor. When Amulius wanted to execute Numitor's daughter Rhea for becoming pregnant after joining the cult of Vestal, which meant an oath of celibacy, Antho gave a passionate defense, and Rhea was spared.[1] Antho's fate thereafter is unknown.

Rhea later gave birth to the twins Romulus and Remus, who would later grow up to defeat and kill Amulius, and eventually found Rome.[2]

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  1. ^ Dion. Hal. 1.78,1–2;Plut. Rom. 3.3.
  2. ^ Hyden, Romulus: The Legend of Rome's Founding Father

Bibliography[edit]

  • Dionysius of Halicarnassus (1950). William Thayer (ed.). Roman Antiquities. Loeb Classical Library. Translated by Ernest Cary. Cambridge, Chicago: Harvard University, University of Chicago. ISBN 0-674-99352-7. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  • Plutarch (December 8, 2015). Plutarch's Lives: Life of Romulus. Translated by John Dryden. CreateSpace Independent. ISBN 978-1519653369. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  • Hyden, Brittany (18 April 2018). Romulus: The Legend of Rome's Founding Father. Pen and Sword History. ISBN 978-1526783172. Retrieved 11 March 2024.

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