Roman Mythology (Mythology and Culture Worldwide)

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 major characters with name pronunciations and brief descriptions, a glossary, sidebars, fact boxes, a bibliography of sources for further study, and a subject index. Did the Romans believe their myths? A people proud of their myths Aeneas establishes the Roman race Romulus and the founding of Rome Seven champions of early Rome Cultural survival of Roman myths. Discusses various Roman myths, with background information describing the history, geography, religious beliefs, and values of the culture that created the mythology Examines the ancient civilizations and peoples of Roman mythology, to explore and study their religious beliefs and myths