The 21st April 753 BC is traditionally the date of the founding of Rome by twin brothers Romulus and Remus. Romulus would later murder Remus. Legend has it that they were abandoned as babies by their parents and put into a basket and then placed into the River Tiber. The basket was discovered by a female wolf who nursed the babies for a short time before they were found by a shepherd. It was the shepherd who brought up the twins. Was this a true story if yes let me know