Do you believe myths? Well, then, you're gonna love this one.
Rome was founded on this day by Romulus and Remus.
They were sons of the god Mars and a vestal virgin.
They had been set adrift in a little boat which shipwrecked (or thrown into the Tiber by their uncle), so they were raised by an enterprising lady wolf. Later they were introduced to humanity by a royal herdsman, who adopted them. All the stories seem to agree that Rome was founded on an April 21. After the twins founded Rome, they had a spat of some kind and Remus was killed.
I can't verify any of this, since the dates suggested were all Before the Christian Era.
They didn't keep as good records then, and it sounds like the records got a little muddled.
Anyway, Happy Birthday, Rome!
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