Giselle Aguiar+ | October 18, 2011
In doing research for my novel, Deo Volente! (God Willing): Love in the First Century, I had to study Roman Mythology. The Romans stole the gods from the Greeks. The objective of having so many gods was to explain natural phenomena. There was a god for everything and a festival for every god.
Category: Ancient Rome, Roman Empire, Roman Mythology |
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Tags: Ancient Rome, beliefs, Catholic saints, Christianity, festivals, idolatry, idols, paganism, patron saint festivals, patron saints, Pompeii, religion, Roman Empire, Roman gods, Vesuvius, worship
Giselle Aguiar+ | July 3, 2009
This entry is part 4 of 6 in the series Ancient RomeI needed a villa in Pompeii to be the “Metellus” family vineyards and after some research, I found the “Villa de la Misteria” Click here to view it on Bing Maps It’s located northwest of Pompeii, just outside the city walls, in the foothills [...]
Category: Ancient Rome, history, Italy, Novel, Pompeii, Roman Empire, Vesuvius |
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Tags: Ancient Rome, Bacchus, Dionysus, Italy, novel, novel inspirations, paganism, Pompeii, Roman Empire, Roman mythology, Vesuvius, Villa of the mysteries
Giselle Aguiar+ | May 28, 2009
What did Vesuvius look like before it erupted in 79 AD?
Category: Ancient Rome, history, Italy, Roman Empire, Vesuvius |
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Tags: Ancient Rome, creative inspiration, eruptions, Italy, natural disasters, novel inspirations, Pompeii, Roman Empire, travel, Vesuvius, Volcanos