Was Rome actually founded by Trojan refugees, as told in The Aenied?

by flashlitemanboy

Obviously I know that The Aenied is fictional, but I am curious if Rome was actually founded by Trojan refugees?

intangible-tangerine

It's not impossible, but there's a distinct lack of evidence to support the theory outside of Roman myths.

Thread discussing the plausibility of the theory

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/xojt1/what_substantial_evidence_exists_to_show_that/

Thread discussing the motivation for the myth as the founding story of Rome

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1umdy3/why_does_the_aeneid_present_the_story_that_rome/