April 21 is an important day in history as one of the world’s oldest cities in the world, Rome, was founded. The city was ...

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You could buy or win your freedom. Lots of people wanted to be a Roman citizen. This bronze sculpture of the wolf that rescued Romulus and Remus was made in about 500BC. The babies were added in ...