Presents an introduction to classical mythology, and features a selection of myths, grouped in the categories of gods, the creation, and the earliest heroes; stories of love and adventure; great heroes before the Trojan War; heroes of the Trojan War; great families of mythology; less important myths; and mythology of the Norsemen.
A history of Roman civilization, drawing from the writings of Cicero, Catullus, Horace, Virgil, Livy, Seneca, Tacitus, and Juvenal to provide a portrait of Roman life and spirit.
