As I was wandering through Rome I noticed that I saw this statue/symbol in many different places in the city- and as my trip would continue I found this symbol in every city I visited:
This statue/symbol is known as the Capitoline Wolf. The image is one of a she-wolf suckling two infants. The image was produced to depict the story of Romulus and Remus- the twin brothers and founders of Rome. Romulus and Remus were said to have been cast aside and left for dead by a jealous uncle, when a she-wolf found them and nursed them to help. The brothers went on to become the founders of Rome.
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