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The Romans were great soldiers and thought Mars, the god of War, was very important. They said that he was the father of Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome.

Mars was the God of War, he is also the Patron God of the Romans. His chosen animals, often found on his battlefeilds, were the vulture and the dog/wolf.

Known as the quintessential IE war-god, Mars was a major Roman god during the Republic and Empire periods. He was also known as Marti, Martis, Mavors, Maris, and Mamers. He was also referred to as Mars pater, Marspiter, Marspiteris, and Maspiter ('Mars the Father' - i.e. 'lord' or 'protector'). Since earliest times he formed part of the Roman sky-god triad along with Jupiter and Quirinus, sharing a main Roman temple with them on the Capitol.