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The Roman Mysteries is a series of historical novels for children by Caroline Lawrence. The first book, The Thieves of Ostia , was published in 2001, finishing with The Man from Pomegranate Street , published in 2009, and totaling 17 novels, plus a number of "mini-mysteries", spinoffs, and companion titles.
If you know of works set in the pre-Republican era, please expand this section. Founding Fathers (1959) by Alfred Duggan.Originally titled Children of the Wolf, this novel tells the story of King Romulus and the founding of Rome through the eyes of a variety of characters who come to the new city.
Roman Mysteries is a television series based on the series of children's historical novels by Caroline Lawrence. It is reportedly the most expensive British children's TV series to date at £1 million per hour. [1] The series began filming in June 2006 [2] in Malta, Tunisia and Bulgaria, and was first broadcast from 8 May 2007. [3]
Marble relief (2nd century AD) of Roman children playing ball games: the girl at the far right is tossing a ball in the air [1] The ancient Romans had a variety of toys and games. Children used toys such as tops, marbles, wooden swords, kites, [2] whips, seesaws, dolls, chariots, and swings. Gambling and betting were popular games in ancient Rome.
The myths concerning Romulus involve several distinct episodes and figures, including the miraculous birth and youth of Romulus and his twin brother, Remus; Remus' murder and the founding of Rome; the Rape of the Sabine Women, and the subsequent war with the Sabines; a period of joint rule with Titus Tatius; the establishment of various Roman institutions; the death or apotheosis of Romulus ...
The tale of the Lupercal is central to that of the twins, and probably predates theirs. To the Roman god Mars, the wolf is a sacred animal. There is an ongoing debate about a connection to the ancient Roman festival of the Lupercalia. In Greek mythology, Apollo's mother Leto is reported to have given birth to him as a she-wolf, to evade Hera. [3]
A mysterious artifact brings British children to Babylon, Roman Gaul and other ancient civilizations, and to a future British utopia. 1909 Beatrice the Sixteenth: Irene Clyde: A time traveller discovers a lost world, which is an egalitarian utopian postgender society. [7] 1919 "Enoch Soames" Max Beerbohm
Roman mythology is the body of myths of ancient Rome as represented in the literature and visual arts of the Romans, and is a form of Roman folklore. "Roman mythology" may also refer to the modern study of these representations, and to the subject matter as represented in the literature and art of other cultures in any period.