In this book Andrew Erskine examines the role and meaning of Troy in the changing relationship between Greeks and Romans, as Rome is transformed from a minor Italian city into a Mediterranean superpower. The book seeks to understand the significance of Rome's Trojan origins for the Greeks by considering the place of Troy and Trojans in Greek culture. It moves beyond the more familiar spheres of art and literature to explore the countless, overlapping, local traditions, the stories that cities told about themselves, a world often neglected by scholars.

• Introduction


• Part I: Rome


• 1: The Recovery of Trojan Rome


• Part II: Greece


• 2: Homer and the Archaic Age


• 3: The Persian Wars and the Denigration of the Trojans


• 4: Trojan Past and Present


• Part III: Between Greece and Rome


• 5: Troy and the Western Greeks


• 6: Pyrrhos, Troy, and Rome: An Interlude


• 7: Greek States and Roman Relatives


• 8: Old Gods, New Homes


• 9: Ilion between Greece and Rome

Andrew Erskine is Professor of Classics and Head of Department at the National University of Ireland, Galway