Troy beteen Greece and Rome Local Tradition and Imperial Poer [Paperback]

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.

A detailed and spirited sifting of evidence. --Times Higher Education Supplement

This book is filled with learned observations about the Trojan legend in Greek literature and politics, and Erskine's scrutiny of the sources of Greek and Roman connections to the Trojan tradition is especially welcome.... Erskine should be thanked for having drawn together a wealth of literary and historical evidence and for having presented it so clearly.... Archaeologists, historians, and philologists will therefore find much of value in this well-written and well-produced book. --Journal of Roman Archaeology

Andrew Erskine is Professor of Classics at the National University of Ireland in Galway.