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Replica of the Capitoline Wolf

Columna Remus si Romulus
Replica of the Capitoline Wolf
Columna Remus si Romulus
Piata Victoriei - panoramio (4)
Mister No, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Original function:
statue / memorial / relief
Current function:
statue / memorial / relief
Address:
Piața Victoriei
Historical Hungarian county:
Temes
Country:
Romania
GPS coordinates:
45.7524459351, 21.2250897194
Google map:

History

In the landscaped area, a replica of the Capitoline Wolf, reminiscent of the legend of Romulus and Remus, stands on a tall column. It was donated to the town by Italy in 1926. It symbolizes the false theory of the Vlachs' Roman origin.

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