Is ancient Troy closer to the Ancient Greek culture or the ancient Roman Culture?

Question

This may seem like kind of a bizarre question. But since the Iliad is the story of how Greece conquered Troy, and the Aeneid is the story of how the Trojans founded Rome, which culture is closer to that of Troy? Or is the Trojan culture different from both?

This may seem like kind of a bizarre question. But since the Iliad is the story of how Greece conquered Troy, and the Aeneid is the story of how the Trojans founded Rome, which culture is closer to that of Troy?

I know that Roman culture revolved heavily around their military, the republic and their patriotism, while Greece was based on theater, philosophy and writings. Are any one of these more consistent with Troy than the other?

Answer 1

Virgil's Aeneid and Homer's Iliad were written in two different times and cultures. Virgil was a Roman, Homer a Greek. Each of these authors used modern references to explain their stories. I would wager that Troy was more like the city-states of Greece, rather than Rome, since the Greeks predated Rome, and much of Rome was eventually taken from Greek culture anyway.

Either way there was a Troy established by a Roman emperor, so it really depends on which Troy you want to talk about.

Answer 2

Both those epics are great stories but they have very little real history in them.

First of all, up until the 1800’s, it was thought that Troy was a myth. Only when it was accidentally discovered did we learn that there was not one city of Troy but 7, each city built on top of the ruins of the previous city.

Secondly, compared to what we know about Greece and Rome, we know next to nothing about Troy. We certainly have no idea if any decedent of Troy ever settled in the area that would one day see the rise of Rome. In all likelihood, Rome has far more to do with a civilization called the Etruscans than they would have had to do with Troy.

Understanding all that, it depends how you want to look at the situation. You could say neither since Greece and Troy were two different civilizations while Rome copied many things from Greece, only doing so several hundred years afterwards. Or you could say Greece, since whatever Troy was like, it must have been closer to Greece since both societies existed at the same time while Rome can hundreds of years after.

Answer 3

Ancient Troy Culture

Answer 4

The Trojans were Phyrgians, an Indo-European people different from the Greeks or the Latins. At the time that Troy was in its heyday, Rome was not yet founded. Therefore, based on the time differential, I would say it was closer to Greek culture than to Roman.

Answer 5

Not a lot. The Carthaginians fought several very bloody wars with them, and almost won ( look up Hannibal ) and there were numerous uprisings in the Roman Empire during its time, notably in what is now Israel and Palestine, and also in Britain ( Boudicca burnt Colchester and London to the ground and slaughtered thousands of Romans. ) There was rarely a time when Rome was not involved in some war or uprising. Overall, I believe that the Roman Empire was a force for good, but it did have its problems.

Answer 6

And since Aeneas is a Trojan whose line founds Rome, and since Rome eventually conquers Greece, does that mean Troy really won the Trojan War?

Answer 7

It was a Middle-East culture, which was completed even before Greece was still a bunch of barbarians

Answer 8

greek

Answer 9

I have no Idea

Answer 10

i think it is greek