### p152 Rome’s founders fought over augury interpretation > Since they were twins, and respect for their age could not make any distinction between them, Romulus and Remus decided to let the gods, under whose guardianship those regions were, choose by augury which one of them should give his name to the new city, and which one of them should rule it with sovereignty once it has been founded. Accordingly, Romulus took the Palatine, and Remus the Aventine as their quarters of the sky to take the auspices. An augural sign is said to have come first to Remus: six vultures. The augury had just been announced when double the number revealed themselves to Romulus. Each man was saluted as king by his own followers: one side based their claim on the grounds of priority of time, the other on the number of birds. How Rome was founded due to augury. Relevant for [[2021-06-14 Divination]] - [[Malevolent Gods and Promethean Birds#p152 Rome’s founders fought over augury interpretation|View in Vault]]