thumb|Miniature from the Constantine Manasses portraying Amulius' rape of his niece Ilia (14th century) In Roman mythology, Amulius () was king of Alba Longa who ordered the death of his infant, twin grandnephews Romulus, the eventual founder and king of Rome, and Remus. He was deposed and killed by them after they survived and grew to adulthood.
thumb|Miniature from the Constantine Manasses portraying Amulius' rape of his niece Ilia (14th century) In Roman mythology Amulius () was king of Alba Longa who ordered the death of his infant twin grandnephews Romulus the eventual founder and king of Rome and Remus He was deposed and killed by them after they survived and grew to adulthood