A female wolf suckled them in a cave near to Lupercal. He played an essential role in ancient Roman myth, for example, when Romulus kidnapped a Sabine woman and Janus came into the picture as the savior. However, Juno was not a woman to be fooled. The priestess Io was one of the mortal lovers of Jupiter who was known for his Casanova-like behavior. These stories tell the real detail of the myths, not the ones that have become sanitized (and dare I say it, 'Disneyfied') over the centuries. https://courses.lumenlearning.com/.../chapter/the-founding-of-rome W hen thinking about love stories in Ancient Rome, the first story that comes to mind is the love story of Cleopatra and Mark Antony. Info. Despite several warnings to the Trojans about the Greeks, no one believed her words and Troy was ultimately destroyed. History and stories of Rome - Fabio tour guide. 1384 – March 9, 1440 Frances of Rome, Obl.S.B., () (1384 – March 9, 1440) is an Italian saint who was a wife, mother, mystic, organizer of charitable services and a Benedictine oblate who founded a religious community of oblates, who share a common life without religious vows. 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