The Voyage of Aeneas of Troy

 

The Trojan War is the cardinal point in both British and European history. According to the British chronicles their ancient kings and princes are descended from Brutus the Trojan, the great grandson of Aeneas of Troy. Aeneas was a Trojan prince who survived the Trojan War and led his people in exile to found a 'New Troy'.Aeneas's voyage lasted seven years. In mythology it is said that he founded Lavinium and became the progenitor of the Romans, through his son Ascanius and the Alban kings. The author's first book demonstrated that the Trojan War was real, but what about Aeneas's voyage? Once more, the truth is stranger than fantasy!Incredibly, a detailed historical and geographical record of the voyage was left to posterity and has survived to this day. Scholars in the Classics know it as Virgil's Aeneid , but it is regarded as a work of fiction. This belief is mistaken.Every facet of Aeneas's voyage is minutely documented and the journey can be retraced in its entirety, provided that the keys to unlocking the Aeneid's hidden knowledge are known and the geography is correct. Unbelievably, the Aeneid reveals Aeneas's voyage to have taken place in the Western Oceans!Follow in Aeneas's footsteps over land and tempestuous seas, from Troy through to his arrival at Latium and the building of his first city. Discover the truth about the Island of the Cyclopes, the terrifying whirlpool Charybdis and the monster Scylla. Learn about Aeneas's meeting with the famous Sibyl of Cumae and the reality of his descent into hell.

About the author

 

Bernard Jones is a retired multi-disciplinary professional; Chartered Practitioner and Chartered Fellow, with a lifetime of scientific, technical, investigative and research work behind him. He is also a historian of some 40 plus years who completed his post graduate research in ancient philosophy and mythology. Bernard also has a Master's Degree in Ancient History.

For the last four decades he has applied his professional skills to his work as a historian, the result of which is two extraordinary books. 'The Discovery of Troy and its Lost History' is the first of these, and was published in 2019. The book has received three International Book Awards. The second book is called 'The Voyage of Aeneas of Troy', and has a publication date of August 2023. It is another groundbreaking book with a number of amazing reviews.

Bernard lives on the island of Kefalonia, in Greece.

My Review

Bernard Jones has spent decades of his life debunking the theory that Troy was not located in the Eastern Mediterranean but near Cambridge in the UK. His second book, 'The Voyage of Aeneas of Troy' makes some equally groundbreaking revelations, which make perfect sense if you can eliminate years of classical indoctrination to consider the possibility that 'the Aeneid' is not just an epic story, but in fact a very detailed guide to a real journey. This epic journey, as Bernard Jones sets out to prove, only makes sense if Troy is in England, and Aeneas' voyage is around the Kent coast of the UK.

The fact that the Aeneid provides a detailed and accurate guide around the British coastline is even more remarkable when we consider that it may have been written years after the voyage took place, handed down in the oral tradition before Virgil wrote it down.

Bernard Jones' detailed research and unravelling of the epic voyage will leave the reader stunned. Years of following tide tables and establishing geographical landmarks may not be enough to convince the reader, who has the classical image of Aeneas sailing around the Mediterranean sea. To convince us further, the author has systematically traced the old British names of key landmarks and from there shows the reader how the Romans transposed the names that we find in the Aeneid, Anyone who loves language will be fascinated by these findings.

I cannot begin to imagine the amount of work that has gone into providing such scholarly research but it certainly makes fascinating reading. This work is totally enlightening and refreshing and deserves to be read with an open mind.