| A | B |
|---|
| Proca | father of Numitor and Amulius |
| Numitor | driven out of kingdom by Amulius |
| Amulius | illegitimate ruler of Alba Longa |
| Silvius | son of Ascanius |
| Rhea Silvia | daughter of Numitor; mother of Romulus and Remus |
| Vestal Virgins | chaste women in service of Vesta |
| Vesta | goddess of hearth and home |
| Mars | father of Romulus and Remus |
| Rumina | goddess of suckling infants |
| fig tree Ruminalis | located on slope of Palatine Hill where there is a temple of Rumina |
| Faustulus | royal shepherd who finds Romulus and Remus |
| Laurentia | wife of Faustulus; raises the twins |
| Ab Urbe Condita | title of Livy's history of Rome |
| six vultures | omen favoring Remus as king |
| twelve vultures | omen favoring Romulus as king |
| pomerium | sacred plowed boundary around city established by Romulus |
