Roman myth told of the city being founded by two brothers, Romulus and Remus, who had been abandoned as children and reared by a she-wolf. The Roman people believed they were descendants of a Prince of Troy, Aeneas, who fled the sack of Troy to resettle in Latium (the district around Rome).
If they thought about their history at all, they thought their ancestors were refugees from Troy. In addition, they claimed the actual founding of the city of Rome was by the twins, Romulus and Remus. In Roman myth, the city of Rome was founded by descendants of the refugees from Troy.
Troy was were the king and queen of rome lived.
According the the Aeneid, Aeneas and his followers were refugees from Troy. This is one of the two founding myths of Rome. However in reality, the city was more than likely founded by a group of local farmers who banded together for trade and protection.According the the Aeneid, Aeneas and his followers were refugees from Troy. This is one of the two founding myths of Rome. However in reality, the city was more than likely founded by a group of local farmers who banded together for trade and protection.According the the Aeneid, Aeneas and his followers were refugees from Troy. This is one of the two founding myths of Rome. However in reality, the city was more than likely founded by a group of local farmers who banded together for trade and protection.According the the Aeneid, Aeneas and his followers were refugees from Troy. This is one of the two founding myths of Rome. However in reality, the city was more than likely founded by a group of local farmers who banded together for trade and protection.According the the Aeneid, Aeneas and his followers were refugees from Troy. This is one of the two founding myths of Rome. However in reality, the city was more than likely founded by a group of local farmers who banded together for trade and protection.According the the Aeneid, Aeneas and his followers were refugees from Troy. This is one of the two founding myths of Rome. However in reality, the city was more than likely founded by a group of local farmers who banded together for trade and protection.According the the Aeneid, Aeneas and his followers were refugees from Troy. This is one of the two founding myths of Rome. However in reality, the city was more than likely founded by a group of local farmers who banded together for trade and protection.According the the Aeneid, Aeneas and his followers were refugees from Troy. This is one of the two founding myths of Rome. However in reality, the city was more than likely founded by a group of local farmers who banded together for trade and protection.According the the Aeneid, Aeneas and his followers were refugees from Troy. This is one of the two founding myths of Rome. However in reality, the city was more than likely founded by a group of local farmers who banded together for trade and protection.
The Greeks developed over 2,000 independent city-states which did not come into union, but were spread around the Mediterranean and Black Seas. Rome took over widely diverse cities, tribes, peoples in Western and Southern Europe and consolidated them into an empire.
Roman myth told of the city being founded by two brothers, Romulus and Remus, who had been abandoned as children and reared by a she-wolf. The Roman people believed they were descendants of a Prince of Troy, Aeneas, who fled the sack of Troy to resettle in Latium (the district around Rome).
You could say it was Romulus and Remus and their kin who founded Rome, or you could say it was refugees from Troy under Aeneas who founded Rome. But the reality of the matter is that Rome was more than likely founded by a group of Latin farmers and tradesmen who banded together for mutual protection.
Aeneas and his followers.
Troy is in turkey and Rome is in Italy
You could say it was Romulus and Remus and their kin who founded Rome, or you could say it was refugees from Troy under Aeneas who founded Rome. But the reality of the matter is that Rome was more than likely founded by a group of Latin farmers and tradesmen who banded together for mutual protection.
The Roman poet Virgil made this connection in his epic poem "The Aeneid." He linked the founding of Rome to the aftermath of the Trojan War by tracing the journey of the hero Aeneas from Troy to Italy, where he founded the city of Lavinium, a precursor to Rome.
If they thought about their history at all, they thought their ancestors were refugees from Troy. In addition, they claimed the actual founding of the city of Rome was by the twins, Romulus and Remus. In Roman myth, the city of Rome was founded by descendants of the refugees from Troy.
When the Greeks captured Troy, some people made it out before they were killed. These people eventually made it to the Italian Penninsula and founded Rome.
The Trojan prince who allegedly founded Rome was Vergil's hero, Aeneas.
Aeneas was a refugee from Troy and the hero of Rome's epic poem, The Aeneid. He was supposed to be the founder of Alba Longa and from there his son was supposed to have founded Rome itself. In the poem, Aeneas was the ancestor of the Romans.
Troy was were the king and queen of rome lived.
According to Virgil, Diomedes escaped the destruction of Troy and settled in Italy. According to the legend, he founded the city of Argyria in Apulia.