Season 1 • Episode 7
LatestA 7 part adaptation of the epic tale of Aeneas, written by Virgil as the Roman sequel to Homer's Iliad and Odyssey.
Production
Lavish Yugoslav-locations standing in for ancient Mediterranean.
Costume
Peak 1971 toga aesthetics — heavy on the draping, light on historical accuracy.
Creator
Franco Rossi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Franco Rossi filmed across Yugoslavia because Italian locations had become too modernized; the stone quarries of Croatia became Carthage.
This aired on RAI just as Italy's 'Years of Lead' began — audiences found strange comfort in ancient cycles of violence and founding myths.
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