Rhea Silvia, also known as Ilia, was the mythical mother of the twins Romulus and Remus, who founded the city of Rome. Rhea was a Vestal Virgin who became pregnant with the twins after being impregnated by the god Mars; after giving birth, they were taken from her and raised by a she-wolf.
- Occupation
- priestess
- Position held
- Vestal Virgin
- Citizenship
- Alba Longa
- Died
- 800 BC
