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A Trojan in Italy

Posted on October 8, 2011 by Nathan

Does the Aeneid count as Homeric fanfiction? I mean, it pretty much follows up the Iliad and Odyssey exactly, using some of the same characters and situations. Like Odysseus, Aeneas encounters Polyphemus the Cyclops and visits the world of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Greek Mythology, History, Mythology, Roman, Roman Empire | Tagged aeneas, aeneid, caesar augustus, carthage, dido, rome, trojan war, troy, turnus, tyre, virgil | 13 Comments