RHEA SILVIA: Book One in The First Vestals of Rome trilogy Without her, there would be no Rome. An unflinching, breathtaking retelling of the story of Rhea Silvia, fated by the gods to play a spectacular part in the mythos of Rome -- the mother of Romulus, Rome's legendary founder. It is 772 BCE, nearly two decades before the birth of Rome. The city of Alba Longa and its king, Numitor, reign supreme. But Numitor's...