In the autumn of 1875 Heinrich Schliemann (1822-1890), the famous discoverer of Troy, in a moment of tension with the Ottoman authorities who had revoked his excavation permit at Hissarlik, moved to Rome, starting a new and ambitious research project. He had the idea to reconstruct the history of the Trojan exiles in Italy, through a combination of archaeological investigations and the reinterpretation of the famous myth of Aeneas' escape from the city of Troy. Following the journey of the Trojans, Schliemann first explored Segesta and Erice, in search of the tomb of Anchises. He then moved to Lazio, where some excavation tests near Marino revealed a cremation necropolis from the Iron Age, identified with the mythical Alba Longa.
 

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Palazzo Esposizioni Roma – Sala Auditorium

Admission via steps in via Milano 9a, Roma

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