The story of the destruction of Troy

"The story of the destruction of Troy" is a work of late Roman literature related to the genre of the so -called "mythological novels": one of its direct participants seems to tell about the events of the Trojan War. Even the facial features and hair color of all Greek and Trojan heroes are known to an eyewitness. In the Middle Ages and even in the Renaissance, History replaced Homer"s poems that did not know in Greek. Its popularity was reflected in dozens of translations and transfers.
The publication includes the Latin original of the monument and the Russian translation with extensive commentary. French translation of the 16th century and excerpts from the poem of the medieval poet Joseph Dying
give an idea of ​​a diverse and multilingual fate of "history". Illustrations are borrowed from her ancient publications.
The book is addressed to everyone who is interested in the culture of antiquity, the Middle Ages and the Renaissance