Roman Mythology Books

[Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus]

I am starting to do some research on the founding of Rome and the mythology of Rome for books I plan to write within the next ten years. So any source ideas on this would be quite helpful. <p>THERE ARE NO STUPID PEOPLE, ONLY PEOPLE STUPID ENOUGH TO NOT KNOW WHEN THEY'VE MADE A MISTAKE</p><i></i>

[Crispvs]

The early books of Livy would be the obvious place to start.<br>
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Crispvs <p></p><i></i>

[Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus]

thats what i was thinking but can't get ahold of them right now, so was wondering on some alternatives. <p>THERE ARE NO STUPID PEOPLE, ONLY PEOPLE STUPID ENOUGH TO NOT KNOW WHEN THEY'VE MADE A MISTAKE</p><i></i>

[richsc]

There are several online books collections:<br>
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Perseus: www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi...p=Liv.+1.1<br>
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MIT Classics Texts:<br>
classics.mit.edu/Browse/index.html <p>Legio XX<br>
Caput dolet, pedes fetent, Iesum non amo<br>
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[Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus]

I took a look at those two links Rich and they are very informative and will be of infinite help to me. Thanks. <p></p><i></i>

[Anonymous]

Another source you may want to consider is Vergil's Aeneid. It's an epic poem about the foundation of Rome, commissioned by Augustus. Lots of mythology involved there.<br>
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Good luck!<br>
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Carina <p></p><i></i>

[Anonymous]

Ovidius Metamorphosis. <p></p><i></i>

[Anonymous]

If you're looking for an actual comprehensive overview of Greek and Roman mythology (and you need to know both, since most Roman myths are either derived or at the very least related to Greek ones), check out the textbook below. It's quite comprehensive and includes actual excerpts from ancient authors in addition to summaries of the various myths. Though it's expensive, you can't go wrong with this as an introduction -- it's something like 400 pages long.<br>
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Classical Mythology, Mark P. O. Morford, Robert J. Lenardon<br>
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www.amazon.com/exec/obido...ce&s=books <p></p><i></i>

[JRSCline]

I think I'll relocate this useful thread to our References section since it's pertaining to sources.<br>
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Jenny<br>
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