Opaque blue glass oval engraved gem, Late Republican, 1st century B.C., Roman, Glass, opaque blue paste, Overall: 11/16 x 9/16 in. (1.7 x 1.4 cm), Gems, According to tradition, Rome was founded in 753 B.C. by the twins Romulus and Remus. Sons of the god Mars and a mortal woman named Rhea Silvia, a direct descendant of Aeneas, the twins were abandoned by their uncle in the Tibur river
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Opaque blue glass oval engraved gem, Late Republican, 1st century B.C, Roman, Glass, opaque paste, Overall, 11/16 x 9/16, 1.7 1.4 cm, Gems, According, tradition, Rome, founded, 753, twins Romulus, Remus, Sons, god Mars, mortal woman, Rhea Silvia, direct descendant, Aeneas, twins, abandoned, uncle, Tibur river
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