Jiang interprets Dante's allusion by linking Pallas and Athena to Romulus and Remus through the repeated structure of one twin killing the loved counterpart to found or secure power.
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Romulus and Remus
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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...live. The story of the founding of Rome is that Romulus and Remus were twins. And they grew up together. And they rose up..."
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"...live. The story of the founding of Rome is that Romulus and Remus were twins. And they grew up together. And they rose up..."
"...he's saying is that that refers to the myth of Romulus and Remus. Right? Because we all know... Because in this context... Okay?"
"...educated to read Dante. So everyone knows the mythology of Romulus and Remus. And then what Dante does in this one line is... It..."
"...relate the two things. You're absolutely right. Pallas and Athena, Romulus and Remus... I didn't see the connection. And what Dante is doing is......"
"next is Rome is founded by twins, Romulus and Remus, and they will fight for the kingship of Rome. Okay? So can you read..."
"So Romulus and Remus are twins. Okay? They love each other. And, um, Rome was founded on violence. Okay? That's the very nature of..."
"...of the man sacrificing his twin is the story of Romulus and Remus. So now we get to the most famous of all Roman..."
"...story. So, Sargon of Akkad who founded the Akkadian Empire Romulus and Remus who founded Rome King David who founded Israel and Genghis Khan..."
"...The problem is this. They're twins. There's two of them. Romulus and Remus. So, and only one can be king. So, they're, so they..."
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