The myths of Aeneas, Romulus and Remus, the Six Brave Brothers, Horatius, Coriolanus and Volumnia, Cloelia, and others are explored. Hero myths and the values they represented are explored. This volume has a map of the Roman Empire, a family tree of Rome's founders, a table of...
One of the most important sources for Roman myths was early Roman history, which was replete with patriotic heroes. This colorful book for young readers includes the rousing tales of Aeneas's danger-filled journey to Italy, where he founded the Roman race; Romulus's establishment...
The mythology of the ancient Romans stands out as one of the most unusual of the world's national mythologies, in large part because so much of it consists of exaggerated, highly glamorized renditions of early Roman historical events. After borrowing the images of the principal...