DARWIN, Australia - AussieJournal -- DARWIN, Northern Territory — Independent author and mythologist Peta Oakes has announced the release of Interpretatio Romana: Empire, Syncretism, and the Sacred Gods of Gaul, a new work exploring the religious and cultural intersections between Rome and the Celtic world during the expansion of the Roman Empire into ancient Gaul.

The book examines the Roman practice of interpretatio Romana, through which local deities were identified according to Roman divine categories while older sacred traditions, regional cults, and indigenous religious identities continued beneath imperial rule. Through mythology, sacred symbolism, historical analysis, and comparative religion, the work explores how cultural adaptation, syncretism, and spiritual continuity shaped religious life across the ancient world.

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Drawing upon classical sources, mythology, archaeology, and sacred geography, Interpretatio Romana investigates the enduring presence of Celtic gods, local traditions, sacred landscapes, and regional identities throughout Roman Gaul.

The volume forms part of Peta Oakes' broader mythology and sacred cosmology catalogue, which explores ancient religion, comparative mythology, sacred landscapes, celestial traditions, heroic literature, and symbolic memory across cultures and civilizations.

Readers interested in Celtic mythology, Roman history, comparative religion, ancient Europe, mythology, and sacred symbolism may find particular interest in this latest release.

Book Page:
https://a.co/d/0geKjzR3

Amazon Author Page:
https://www.amazon.com/author/macdubhdara