Comrade Anklebiter wrote:
If you believe Homer.
At least we know for a fact that Virgil really lived.
You don't entirely need to rely on Homer. Less than 100 k south of the excavations of Troy is the ruins of Ephesus which was not only Greek but was also the site of the Temple of Artemis (one of the seven wonders). I think that speaks to a very strong Greek presence.
