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Article by Lucas Lavelle

Throughout its history politicians, statesmen, war heros, war criminals, kings and kingmakers, usurpers, and rebels all would call out to the storied past of Rome seeking affirmation or precedence to their particular claim. Just as Americans tend to look back to their founders, so too did the Romans….

“Apparition of Romulus before Proculus”, Rubens (17th c.)