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Roman Mythology: The Complete Guide to Jupiter, Mars, Venus, the Aeneid, and the Sacred Stories That Built an Empire

Roman Mythology

Roman Mythology: The Complete Guide to Jupiter, Mars, Venus, the Aeneid, and the Sacred Stories That Built an Empire

Jupiter, Mars, Venus, the Aeneid, and the Sacred Stories That Built an Empire

The complete guide to Roman mythology from Virgil's Aeneid to Ovid's Fasti. Every god, every founding myth, every Vestal rite.

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  • 11 chapters, primary sources
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  • Original ink illustrations
  • Inline citations to Virgil, Ovid, Livy
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  1. 01The Roman World
  2. 02Jupiter, Juno, and the Capitoline Triad
  3. 03Mars and the Sons of the Wolf
  4. 04Venus, Mother of the Romans
  5. 05The Aeneid: Troy to Tiber
  6. 06Romulus, Remus, and the Founding
  7. 07Numa, the Vestal Virgins, and the Sacred Calendar
  8. 08The Penates, Lares, and Old Italic Spirits
  9. 09Janus, Saturn, and the Forgotten Old Gods
  10. 10Mystery Cults: Cybele, Mithras, Isis in Rome
  11. 11How Rome Became Christian

About this book

About this Roman mythology guide

Rome built an empire by knowing what the gods wanted. Here is the religion that ran it, from Aeneas to Augustus.

Rome was a city that built an empire by understanding what made the gods listen. They borrowed the Greek pantheon and renamed it. They kept the old Italic spirits in the cracks of every doorway, the Penates of the hearth, the Lares of the field. They told themselves their first king was suckled by a wolf, and that their bloodline ran back to a Trojan refugee named Aeneas. They believed the gods had given them the world to govern.

This is the complete guide to Roman mythology, drawn from Virgil's Aeneid, Livy's first decade, Ovid's Fasti and Metamorphoses, Plutarch's Roman Lives, and the archaeology of the Forum. Every god, every founding myth, every Vestal rite, told in the voice of someone who reads the source texts and trusts you to keep up.

You will finish this book having both DREAMED and LEARNED.

What you will discover inside

  • Why Rome borrowed the Greek pantheon and what they changed
  • The Aeneid: how Rome wrote itself a Trojan origin story
  • The Vestal Virgins and the sacred fire of the city
  • Mars, the Lupercalia, and the wolf-suckled twins Romulus and Remus
  • Mystery cults: Cybele, Mithras, Isis, and the Eastern gods Rome adopted
  • How Christianity replaced the gods of the Capitoline Hill

Roman mythology book at a glance

TraditionRoman mythology
Chapters11 chapters
Length136 pages
SourcesDrawn from the primary sources, cited inline
Reading levelBeginner-friendly. Every name and place is explained from scratch
FormatPrint-quality PDF
DeliveryInstant download

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About the author

Guillaume Henry, founder of Mythologis

Guillaume Henry

Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Mythologis

Guillaume Henry founded Mythologis to make the world's mythologies readable without losing what makes them strange.

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Questions about the Roman mythology book

When will I receive my PDF?

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Is this book based on primary sources?

Yes. Every chapter cites Virgil's Aeneid, Ovid's Fasti and Metamorphoses, Livy's Ab Urbe Condita, Plutarch's Roman Lives, and Macrobius, with references to the standard published translations.

How long is the book?

Eleven chapters, around 135 pages.

Is this book for beginners or specialists?

Beginners welcome. Every name is explained from scratch. Specialists will find the citations useful.

Will there be a paperback on Amazon?

Yes, available on Amazon. The PDF is the same content.

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