As Rhombulus and Rhebus went building rhomes one day

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In geometry, a rhombus (also known as a rhomb) is a quadrilateral in which all of the sides are of equal length. More colloquially it may be described as a diamond or lozenge shape. The origin of the word rhombus is from the Greek word for something that spins. Euclid uses the word ρομβος and in his translation Heath says it is apparently drawn from the Greek word ρεμβω, to turn round and round. He also points out that Archimedes used the term solid rhombus for two right circular cones sharing a common base. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhombus

A rhombus can be made from the two "equoangular trillitter[s]" (equilateral triangles) pictured in the diagram of ALP on page 293.

Romulus and Remus, (771 BC¹- July 5, 717 BC Romulus) (771 BC- April 21, 753 BC Remus), the traditional founders of Rome, appeared in Roman mythology as the twin sons of the priestess Rhea Silvia, fathered by the god of war Mars. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romulus_and_Remus

Phrase: Rome wasn't built in a day.