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PLACES: Troy: myth and reality

“It is earth’s most famous town, so it belongs to everybody, and to all times at once” (Christopher Morley, The Trojan horse, 1937). The myths and epic tales of Troy, destroyed by the Greeks after a long siege more than … Read More

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MUSEUMS: The Aeneadic Myth at the Naples National Archaeological Museum

References to Aeneas and to all the events linked to the Virgilian narrative could not be missing from the Naples National Archaeological Museum. With its numerous collections supplied by the urban centers buried by Mount Vesuvius’ eruptions, MANN (Short for … Read More

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AENEAS TODAY: Aeneas’ journey in contemporary literature

Virgil is the most admired, studied and imitated classical author, and has been for two millennia. His masterpiece the Aeneid, with its extraordinary depth and multiplicity of voices, continues to speak to us today, prompting us to pause and reflect … Read More

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EDITORIAL: A star marks the way: the “Aeneas’ Route” European cultural itinerary

by Giovanni Cafiero – President of Aeneas Route Association Our idea of proposing a new European cultural itinerary dates back to 2017. In May I was asked by the Municipality of Edremit to speak about the “Archaeological and Naturalistic Park … Read More

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