The litle boys , Livy explains , were born to a virgin priestess by the name of Rhea Silvia in the Italian town of Alba Longa , in the Alha Hills , just south of the later site of Rome . She had not taken this viginal office of her own free will but had been forced into it after an internecine struggle for power that saw her uncle Amulius take over as king of Alba Longa after ousting his brother , Numitor her father , Amulius had then used the cover of the priesthood - an ostensible honour - to prevent the awkward appearance of any heirs and rivals from his brother ’ s line .
Silvia叔叔（Amulius）把她父亲杀了，当上了国王，但是害怕其哥哥（Silvia的父亲）那一脉有继承人，就让Silvia当女神职，不让其结婚。
As it turned out , this precaution failed , for Rhea Silvia was soon pregnant . According to Livy , she claimed that she had been raped by the god Mars .
不过天不遂人愿，她还是怀了Mars（战神）的孩子，生了一对双胞胎（Romulus和Remus)，老大Romulus(罗神）后来创建了古罗马帝国。
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