How was Rome founded? How much of the world was it destined to rule? How long will the empire last? Who is the greatest leader, descendant from the gods? Answering those questions is easy if you read the Aeneid by Virgil, one of histories most famous pieces of propaganda. Come learn what happened to the survivors of Troy after the events of the Odyssey, which surprisingly seem to mirror the Odyssey and Iliad, in order to understand how the stage was set for the Roman Empire to thrive.

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