<P> The Aeneid and Livy 's early history are the best extant sources for Rome 's founding myths . Material from Greek heroic legend was grafted onto this native stock at an early date . The Trojan prince Aeneas was cast as husband of Lavinia , daughter of King Latinus , patronymical ancestor of the Latini , and therefore through a convoluted revisionist genealogy as forebear of Romulus and Remus . By extension , the Trojans were adopted as the mythical ancestors of the Roman people . </P>
<P> The Aeneid and Livy 's early history are the best extant sources for Rome 's founding myths . Material from Greek heroic legend was grafted onto this native stock at an early date . The Trojan prince Aeneas was cast as husband of Lavinia , daughter of King Latinus , patronymical ancestor of the Latini , and therefore through a convoluted revisionist genealogy as forebear of Romulus and Remus . By extension , the Trojans were adopted as the mythical ancestors of the Roman people . </P>
who do the romans cite as their ancestors
who do the romans cite as their ancestors
the Trojans
the Trojans