Troy

Terracotta statues from the sanctuary of Minerva at Lavinium (supposedly founded by Aeneas). Fourth to third centuries BC (2)
Aeneas’s Journey in Ancient Italy
Greater attention is often paid to the causes of wars than to their aftermath. The Boston Tea Party of 1773 is immortalized in paintings, but the resettlement of defeated American Loyalists after…
Roman sarcophagus lid
Uncovering the History Behind the Myth of Troy
A new exhibition at the British Museum explores how the epic has been reshaped and reinterpreted over three millennia.