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Encyclopedia - Acca Larentia: Encyclopedia - Acca Larentia
In Roman mythology, Acca Larentia was Hercules' mistress after he won her in a game of dice (Macrobius i. 10; Plutarch, Romulus, 4, 5, Qu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Angerona: Encyclopedia - Angerona
In Roman mythology, Angerona or Angeronia was an old Roman goddess, whose name and functions are variously explained. According to ancien...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Heracles: Encyclopedia - Heracles
In Greek mythology, Heracles, or Heraklês ("glory of Hera", Ηρακλης) was a divine hero, the demigod son of Zeus and Alcmene, and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Founding Of Rome: Encyclopedia Ii - Founding Of Rome - The Legend
The legend about the foundation of Rome obviously tends to relate the town to some of the most eminent entities of its age, in order to "...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Romulus And Remus: Encyclopedia Ii - Romulus And Remus - Life Before Rome
Before their lives began, Romulus and Remus’s grandfather Numitor and his brother Amulius received the throne of Alba Longa upon their ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Heracles: Encyclopedia Ii - Heracles - Birth And Childhood
A major factor in the well-known tragedies surrounding Heracles stem from the hatred the goddess Hera, wife of Zeus, had for him. Heracle...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Romulus And Remus: Encyclopedia Ii - Romulus And Remus - War With The Sabines
The Sabines, though a numerous and war-like people, found themselves bound by precious hostages, and fearing for their daughters, they se...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Romulus And Remus: Encyclopedia Ii - Romulus And Remus - Death Resurrection And Ascension
Romulus's life ended in the 38th year of his reign, with a supernatural disappearance, if he was not slain by the Senate. One day, when R...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Romulus And Remus: Encyclopedia Ii - Romulus And Remus - Sources
Romulus and Remus - Main Sources. around A.D. 100 Plutarch (Lives of Romulus, Numa Pompilius, Camillus) around A.D. 10 Livy (The Early...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Romulus And Remus: Encyclopedia Ii - Romulus And Remus - The Founding Of Rome
With Amulius dead, the city settled down and offered Romulus and Remus the joint crown. However, the twins refused to be the kings as lon...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Romulus And Remus: Encyclopedia Ii - Romulus And Remus - Life After The Founding Of Rome
After five years of joint rule, Tatius was assassinated by foreign ambassadors and Romulus became the sole king of the Romans. Romulus in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Founding Of Rome: Encyclopedia Ii - Founding Of Rome - The Date Of The Founding Of Rome
During the Roman republic, several dates were given for the founding of the city, all in the interval between 758 BC and 728 BC. Finally,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Heracles: Encyclopedia Ii - Heracles - Adulthood
He continued to perform feats such as slaying a lion that was preying on the local flocks and defending Thebes against a neighbouring arm...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Heracles: Encyclopedia Ii - Heracles - Marriage Affairs And Death
Heracles had countless affairs with women. He naturally had a great many children from various women, collectively referred to as the Her...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Heracles: Encyclopedia Ii - Heracles - Modern And Ancient Interpretations
Via the Greco-Buddhist culture, Herculean symbolism was transmitted to the far east. An example remains to this day in the Nio guardian d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Founding Of Rome: Encyclopedia Ii - Founding Of Rome - Latium And Central Italy
In the age between the 10th and 8th centuries BC, the main population of central Italy consisted of two main groups of Italic people, the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Founding Of Rome: Encyclopedia Ii - Founding Of Rome - The Name Of Rome
The name of the town is generally considered to refer to Romulus, but there are other hypotheses. Some have suggested an Etruscan word, "...   » Read the article