Roman Myths

Name: Roman Myths
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ISBN: 9780292727687

ISBN-10: 0292727682

ISBN-13: 9780292727687

Edition: 1993

Authors: Jane F. Gardner

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"Gardner, in Roman Myths, distills Roman mythological narratives drawn from numerous primary sources, and presents a coherent, tightly configured end product suitable for readers in high school and first-year college.... This book is very well done, eminently useful in a nascent setting and could be an excellent spring board in a Latin class where background lectures conjoin with reading standard authors, such as Ovid, Vergil, Horace, or Cicero." Classical World The myths of the Romans are rather different from those of other ancient cultures, such as the Greeks or the Egyptians. Most Roman myths do not consist of stories about the gods and their actions, nor were they presented as…

Book details

List price: $14.95
Copyright year: 1993
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Publication date: 1/1/1993
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 80
Size: 7.00" wide x 9.50" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.440



Map


Introduction


Aeneas and the destiny of Rome


Founding fathers: Romulus and the kings of Rome


The hero and the state


Legendary ladies


Some gods old and new


Cults and festivals


Conclusion


Suggestions for further reading


Index