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Title
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Rhea ylia vestali virgine
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Description
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The vestal virgin Rhea Ilia is depicted on the left side of the engraving lying in a bed. She has a saddened expression on her face as she had just given birth to twin boys named Remus and Romulus who were forced to be exposed. Boccaccio explains that as a vestal virgin, she was forbidden from becoming pregnant. Her son’s Remus and Romulus are depicted on the right side of the engraving being exposed through the window. There are wolves surrounding Romulus on the ground as the mother wolf ends up raising the boys as her own. Rhea is buried alive for her punishment.
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Image Creator
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Anonymous (Engraver)
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Identifier
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mta:18165
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Source Name
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Iohannis Bocacij in librum de claris mulieribus
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Image
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mta_18165_OBJ.jpg
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Subject
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Important Women
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Vestal Virgin
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Rhea Ilia
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Rhea Silvia
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Remus
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Romulus
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Roman Legend
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Famous Women