{"product_id":"remus-a-roman-myth-9780521483667","title":"Remus: A Roman Myth","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRemus: A Roman Myth\u003c\/strong\u003e by Wiseman, T. P.. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780521483667.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an account of the foundation legend of Rome, how the twins Remus and Romulus were miraculously suckled by a she-wolf, and how Romulus founded Rome and Remus was killed at the moment of the foundation. What does the story mean? Why have a twin, if he has to be killed off? This is the first historical analysis of the origins and development of the myth, and it offers important insights into the nature of pre-imperial Rome and the ways in which myths could be created and elaborated in a nonliterate society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44986746896437,"sku":"ByrdShop_0521483662","price":39.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780521483667_62c25c07-62b6-4840-abc1-3fda81ea89a7.jpg?v=1778936437","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/remus-a-roman-myth-9780521483667","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}