Tarpeia: Workings of a Roman Myth

by TARA S WELCH

According to legends of Rome's foundation, Tarpeia was a maiden who betrayed Romulus' city to the invading Sabines. She was then crushed to death by the Sabines' shields and her body hurled from the Tarpeian Rock, which became the place from which subsequent traitors of the city were thrown. In this volume, Tara S. Welch explores the uses and contours of Tarpeia's myth through several centuries of Roman history and across several types of ancient...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814252184
• ISBN13: 9780814252185
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: Ohio State University Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"