Roman poet Virgil, also Vergil, originally Publius Vergilius Maro, composed the Aeneid, an epic telling after the sack of Troy of the wanderings of Aeneas.
This was a book that I won in a goodreads giveaway a while back and I must say I was very impressed with it. It goes back to the roman empire in anicent tines and provides a lot of excellent information. I will say I was very impressed.