Federico Barrocci’s 1598 painting Aeneas’ Flight from Troy Troy IX (ca. 85 B.C.-500 A.D.) In 85 B.C., the Roman general Gaius Flavius Fimbra sacked Troy, destroying much of the city.

“Arma virumque cano,” Vergil begins, and with these words readers plunge headlong into an epic account of battles, upheaval and the suffering endured by upright Aeneas, who flees the ruins of Troy to ...

The ancient city of Troy was located along the northwest coast ... Agamemnon, Hector, and Aeneas remain household names even today. The Trojan War and its events provide the background for two ...

Aeneas leads the desperate final battle to defend Troy but all is lost. After the fall of the city, Aeneas leads the 600 survivors to Italy and founds the city of Rome. Many ancient Romans would ...