![]() ![]() ![]() Stuttard then explores the city’s ancient landmarks, including the Forum, the Capitoline and Aventine hills, and the Tiber river, revealing the central role each location plays in myths popular at the start of the Roman Empire in the first century BCE. Starting in Troy at the end of the Trojan War, Stuttard sets out with Aeneas, hero of Virgil’s epic poem The Aeneid, on his long journey to Italy, where, according to legend, his descendants Romulus and Remus founded the city of Rome centuries later. Classicist Stuttard ( Greek Mythology: A Traveler’s Guide from Mount Olympus to Troy) follows in the footsteps of Aeneas, Hercules, Apollo, Bacchus, and other mythical figures in this fascinating guide. ![]()
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