Troy: everything you wanted to know
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How Was Knowledge of Troy Kept Alive After the Classical Era?
How was knowledge of troy kept alive after the classical era? Was it mainly through the work of virgil? Yes. The genius of virgil's poetry was such that it continued to be both e learnt by heart taught in schools. So as with, as i've said before about homer's epic, there's a moral tale here. It's not just what happened and how exciting, but what's its meaning for us, in terms of how should we live?
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