Like Fathers like Sons: Theories on the Origins of the City in Late Medieval Florence

The deeds of Atlas's sons conveniently connect the history of Fiesole-and, consequently, that of Florence too, as we shall soon see-to the rest of Italy and to the Trojan myth, giving the two Tuscan cities at once a reason for cultural pride and a justification for territorial expansion. [...] within the economy of the Chronica Dardanus's foundation of Troy offers the anonymous author the opportunity to insert a digression on the war that caused the destruction of this noble Asian city and the famous facts that followed.