A Take on Virgil

Reading this book puts another piece in the puzzle that I am putting together in my mind about Rome and Italy. Of course, Lavinia by Ursula LeGuin is based on Virgil's Aeneid, mythology of early, early Rome and not "true" history. Lavinia is a minor, fleeting character in Virgil's epic poem, and LeGuin breathes life into her and places her into the Romulus/Remus story, as well. As I read the book, I was drawn to learning more of the story of the Trojans, the Etruscans and Latins who helped create Rome.