ðˈʌs hiː aɪdˈɛntᵻfˌaɪd mˈɛnɪəv hɪz fˈaɪndz wɪð plˈeɪsᵻz sˈiːn ɔːɹ vˈɪzɪɾᵻd baɪ ðə mˈɪθɪkəl tɹˈoʊdʒən ˈiːniəz, fˈaʊndɚɹ ʌvðə ɹˈoʊmən ɹˈeɪs, hˌuː wʌz səpˈoʊzd tə hæv vˈɪzɪɾᵻd bjˈuːtɹɪnt dˈʊɹɹɪŋ hɪz wˈɔndɚɹɪŋz fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ðə dᵻstɹˈʌkʃən ʌv tɹˈɔɪ.
Thus he identified many of his finds with places seen or visited by the mythical Trojan Aeneas, founder of the Roman race, who was supposed to have visited Butrint during his wanderings following the destruction of Troy.