The Romans claimed their culture, gods, names of places (i.e. Cape Palinuro and Caieta), and they themselves have their origins in the Trojans. Is there any substance to this at all or was this just a way for the elites to have a connection to the heroes and gods of their mythology?
ETA: I have asked this before a few months back, but didn’t get any kind of answer.
Not to discourage any further answers but there's some ancient threads with impressive pedigrees that might be helpful to you:
Why did the Romans want to claim descent from the losers of the Iliad? by /u/Tiako
Were the Romans really once descended from the Trojans? by /u/LegalAction
Why did so many ancient and Medieval cultures lay claim to Trojan heritage? by /u/Libertat and /u/Platypuskeeper