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What did Hercules do for the Romans?

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Anonymous

14y ago
Updated: 8/19/2019

According to some myths, Hercules built the Trojan Wall. This is significant in regards to the Romans because the Romans, through Romulus and Remus (and subsequently, through Aeneas), were descendants of Troy.

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