Enlight Romulus and Remus Romulus and Remus are the legendary brothers who founded Rome. According to legend, they were the children of the Vestal Virgin Rhea Silvia and the god Mars. According to Titus Livy, Romulus was the f... Myths Myths of Ancient Rome Enlight
Enlight Numa Pompilius Numa Pompilius - according to legend, the second king of Ancient Rome. Ruled from 715 to 673/672 BC. e. He is credited with regulating the calendar, establishing religious cults, priestly and craft co... Myths Myths of Ancient Rome Enlight
Enlight Lucius Tarquinius Priscus Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, or Tarquin the Ancient, was the fifth king of Ancient Rome. Ruled from 616 to 579 BC. e. The historicity of Tarquin is recognized by most modern historians. According to som... Myths Myths of Ancient Rome Enlight
Enlight Lucius Tarquin the Proud Lucius Tarquinius the Proud - according to Roman legend, the last, seventh king of Ancient Rome in 534-509 BC. e. Known for his tyranny. He was expelled from Rome. The father of Tarquin the Proud was ... Myths Myths of Ancient Rome Enlight
Enlight How Kak - Roman hero-god, considered the son of the god of fire. The place of worship of Kaka is a cave on the Aventine. According to another version, As was a member of the embassy to Italy, headed by th... Myths Myths of Ancient Rome Enlight
Enlight Askaniy Ascanius is a character in ancient Greek and Roman mythology. According to the dominant version of the myth, Ascanius was the son of Aeneas and Creusa, the granddaughter of the Trojan king Priam. Virg... Myths Myths of Ancient Rome Enlight
Enlight Anchises Anchises is the father of the main character of the poem "Aeneid" by Publius Virgil Maro, the son of Capis and Themis, the grandson of the Trojan king Ilus, the father of Aeneas. The goddess Aphrodite... Myths Myths of Ancient Rome Enlight
Enlight Ankh Marcius Ankh Marcius - according to legend, the 4th king of Ancient Rome. Ruled 640-616 BC. e. Grandson of Numa Pompilius on his mother's side. The name Anca Marcia means “servant of Mars,” which largely dete... Myths Myths of Ancient Rome Enlight
Enlight Akest Akest is a variant of the name Egestes, used by Virgil, the hero of legends associated with the emergence of the city of Egesta (Segesta). According to the version set forth by the poet Lycophron, Ege... Myths Myths of Ancient Rome Enlight
Enlight Janus and Karna The nymph Karna was famous for her beauty. Many young men burned with ardent love for her. But she only loved hunting. All day long Karna chased wild animals, hitting them with spears or laying nets. ... Myths Myths of Ancient Rome Enlight
Enlight Aeneas The powerful and beautiful wife of the thunderer Jupiter, the goddess Juno, has long hated the Trojans for the indelible insult inflicted on her by Prince Paris: he awarded the golden apple not to her... Myths Myths of Ancient Rome Enlight
Enlight Caeculus - founder of Praeneste Not far from Rome was the ancient Latin city of Praeneste. Its founder was the hero Tsekul. He was the son of the fire god Vulcan. Caeculus was born in the fire of the hearth, but then he was thrown o... Myths Myths of Ancient Rome Enlight
