Roma (mitologia)

Roma
	; Roma em um denário, 93-92 a.C. (Museu de Arte Walters)

Roma era uma divindade da mitologia romana que personificava a cidade de Roma desde o século II a.C.[1] Era representada nas moedas como uma donzela armada com espada.

Referências

The New Century Classical Handbook; Catherine Avery, redator; Appleton-Century-Crofts, New York, 1962, p. 966: "Roma...came to be the personification of the city of Rome, and was represented as a goddess...the worship of Roma had begun as early as 195 B.C."

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[1] The New Century Classical Handbook; Catherine Avery, redator; Appleton-Century-Crofts, New York, 1962, p. 966: "Roma...came to be the personification of the city of Rome, and was represented as a goddess...the worship of Roma had begun as early as 195 B.C."