Aeneas, the Traitor of Troy?
Ancient historian Menecrates accused Aeneas, the mythical forefather of the Romans, of betraying the city of Troy.
The Troy Games in Sicily in Virgil’s Aeneid
After their departure from Carthage, a stormed forced Aeneas and his people to land in Sicily. There they found the tomb Aeneas’ father. Aeneas decided that this occasion required games to be held – resembling the later “Troy Games” of Rome.
Aeneas and the Trojans sail to Italy
Virgil in his Aeneid provided a detailed description of how Aeneas and the fleeing Trojans left the city and foud their way to Italy where their ancestors founded the city of Rome.
Aeneas in the Trojan War
Aeneas was the hero of Virgil’s Aeneaid. But what did he do in the Trojan war, before coming to Italy?