CONTENTS

1. Preface
2. Abbreviations & Symbols
3. 1 Introducing Early Rome
   1. Introduction
   2. 1.1 What Is a “Myth”?
   3. 1.2 Types of Stories You Will Read in this Book
   4. 1.3 Literary Genres in this Book
   5. 1.4 Theoretical Approaches to Roman Myth
   6. 1.5 Chronology of Early Rome
   7. Conclusion
   8. Notes
   9. References
   10. Further Reading
4. 2 Rome Before the City
   1. Introduction
   2. For Further Thought
   3. 2.1 The Earliest Italians
   4. 2.2 Inhabitants of the Site of Rome
   5. 2.3 Aeneas in Italy
   6. 2.4 Aeneas’ Arrival in Latium
   7. 2.5 War in Italy
   8. 2.6 The Death of Aeneas and “Pater Indiges”
   9. 2.7 Ascanius, Silvius, and Lavinia: the Alban Dynasty
   10. Conclusion
   11. Notes
   12. References
   13. Further Reading
5. 3 Founding Rome
   1. Introduction
   2. For Further Thought
   3. 3.1 Conception, Birth, and Exposure
   4. 3.2 Youth of Romulus and Remus
   5. 3.3 Rome's Foundation
   6. 3.4 The Death of Remus
   7. 3.5 Wars with the Sabines
   8. 3.6 Death of Titus Tatius
   9. 3.7 Death and Apotheosis of Romulus
   10. Conclusion
   11. Notes
   12. References
   13. Further Reading
6. 4 Images and Text
   1. Introduction
   2. For Further Thought
   3. 4.1 Mlacuch
   4. 4.2 Hercules and Juno
   5. 4.3 Suckling Wolf
   6. 4.4 Prophets
   7. 4.5 Wolfman
   8. 4.6 The Vibenna Brothers
   9. Conclusion
   10. Notes
   11. References
   12. Further Reading
7. 5 Rome's Kings
   1. Introduction
   2. For Further Thought
   3. 5.1 The Interregnum (717–716)
   4. 5.1.1 Livy, From the Foundation 1.17
   5. 5.1.2 Plutarch, Life of Numa 2.6
   6. 5.2 Numa (716–674)
   7. 5.2.1 Numa's background
   8. 5.2.2 Egeria
   9. 5.6 Tarquin the Proud (534–509)
   10. Conclusion
   11. Notes
   12. References
   13. Further Reading
8. 6Italy Outside Rome
   1. Introduction
   2. For Further Thought
   3. 6.1 Greek Founders in Italy
   4. 6.2 Hercules
   5. 6.3 Diomedes in Italy
   6. 6.4 Myths of Locri
   7. 6.5 The “Sacred Spring”
   8. 6.6 Caeculus of Praeneste
   9. 6.7 Pomona and Vertumnus
   10. Conclusion
   11. Notes
   12. References
   13. Further Reading
9. 7 Rome's Women
   1. Introduction
   2. For Further Thought
   3. 7.1 The Bona Dea
   4. 7.2 Women of the Aeneid
   5. 7.3 Acca Larentia
   6. 7.4 Tarpeia
   7. 7.5 Horatia
   8. 7.6 Lucretia
   9. 7.7 Cloelia
   10. 7.8 Verginia
   11. 7.9 Slave-women and the Nonae Caprotinae
   12. Conclusion
   13. Notes
   14. References
   15. Further Reading
10. 8 Rome's Heroes
    1. Introduction
    2. For Further Thought
    3. 8.1 Brutus
    4. 8.2 Publicola
    5. 8.3 The War with Porsenna
    6. 8.4 Porsenna Captures Rome?
    7. 8.5 The Battle at Lake Regillus
    8. 8.6 Stories of Self-Sacrifice for Rome
    9. 8.7 The 306 Fabii
    10. 8.8 The Conflict of the Orders
    11. 8.9 Camillus and Veii
    12. 8.10 The Gallic Sack
    13. Conclusion
    14. Notes
    15. References
    16. Further Reading
11. 9 Conclusion
    1. References
12. Appendix 1 Author Biographies
13. Appendix 2 Greek Mythical Characters
14. Appendix 3 Greek and Roman Gods
15. INDEX
16. Wiley End User License Agreement

List of Illustrations

1. Chapter 4
   1. Figure 4.1 Atalanta wrestles Peleus. Mirror, Vulci, fifth century BCE. Source: Vatican Museum inv. 12247. Photo © Vatican Museum. All rights reserved. Any reproduction, duplication, or alteration is expressly prohibited.
   2. Figure 4.2 Hercle suckles at Uni's breast. Mirror, fourth (?) century. Source: Bologna, Museo Civico inv. 1075. Image courtesy of the Museo Civico Archeologico di Bologna.
   3. Figure 4.3 Two infants nurse at the teats of a wolf, while two men look on. Mirror from Praeneste, fourth century BCE. Source: Image © Archivio Fotografico dei Musei Capitolini and reproduced with permission of the Sovrintendenza Capitolina ai Beni Culturali – Musei Capitolini, Rome.
   4. Figure 4.4 Tarchon bends over Tages as he emerges from the ground. Gemstone, fourth century BCE. Source: Villa Giulia. Image reproduced with the permission of the Ministero dei Beni e delle Attività Culturali e del Turismo – Soprintendenza Archeologia del Lazio e dell'Etruria Meridionale.
   5. Figure 4.5 Cacu is captured by the Vibenna brothers. Funerary urn, Chiusi, second century BCE. Source: Museo Archeologico Firenze inv. 74233. Image reproduced with the permission of the Polo Museale Regionale della Toscana. Reproduction in any format is prohibited.
2. Abbreviations & Symbols
   1. Map 0.1 Map of mythical locations in Italy and surrounding areas. © 2016 Ancient World Mapping Center.
   2. Map 0.2 Detail of 0.1: map of mythical locations in Latium. © 2016 Ancient World Mapping Center.

Guide

1. Cover
2. Table of Contents
3. Preface