@article {12787,
	title = {Founder, Civilizer and Leader: Vergil{\textquoteright}s Evander and his Role in the Origins of Rome},
	journal = {Mnemosyne},
	volume = {56},
	year = {2003},
	pages = {680-702},
	abstract = {<span>Contrary to the two other major Augustan writers who discussed the origins of Rome, Vergil{\textquoteright}s Roman prehistory centers on the presence of Evander. An involuntary exile from the East (Greek Arcadia) who settled in Latium and instilled civilization and laws among the Italians, Evander is a duplicate of Aeneas, a cultural ancestor and a model of leadership. Aeneas is instructed by the deities of Italy (Tiberinus) to pay a visit to Pallanteum, Evander{\textquoteright}s capital and the primordial site of Rome, in order to learn about the past and receive instructions about the future. His tour of proto-Rome, led by Evander, carries Aeneas through a series of monuments that span through Rome{\textquoteright}s entire history. Aeneas is guided to follow Evander{\textquoteright}s example, and Vergil, urging reevaluation of widespread anti-Hellenic prejudices, prominently underscores the seminal contribution of Greece to the cultural and political origins of Rome.</span>},
	url = {https://doi.org/10.1163/156852503772914131},
	author = {Sophia Papaioannou}
}
