... recognition and respect of the ways of their ancestors as the ways of "True" Romans was the most primary source from which Romans defined there identity. This respect stemmed from oral tradition and early historians works that have not survived to us, but which Livy owes his knowledge. From the respect of great deeds that made their cultural history so worth of ... of the Mucius family only contributed to their own pride in their country. Roman society encouraged being proud and respectful of the honors of the city and its citizens. Roman tradition and respect for the mos maiorum ( ways...

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... Odyssey; only compiled over the centuries by many different storytellers. Certainly, it is known that the stories that comprise these two works come from a long mythological tradition. The Iliad in particular, is an especially well documented oral tradition, and its stories would have been quite familiar to Homer's audiences before the epic was written down. Interestingly, the style of the Iliad, its similarity ... ...

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... recognition and respect of the ways of their ancestors as the ways of "True" Romans was the most primary source from which Romans defined there identity. This respect stemmed from oral tradition and early historians works that have not survived to us, but which Livy owes his knowledge. From the respect of great deeds that made their cultural history so worth of ... ...

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