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According to the medieval poet Jean Bodel, the Matter of Rome is the literary cycle of Greek and Roman mythology, together with episodes from the history of classical antiquity, focusing on military heroes like Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar. Bodel's division of literary cycles also included the Matter of France and the Matter of Britain (although "non-cyclical" romance also existed).[1] The Matter of Rome includes the Matter of Troy, consisting of romances and other texts based on the Trojan War and its legacy, including the adventures of Aeneas.[2]
- ^ Hibbard, Laura A. (1963). Medieval Romance in England. New York: Burt Franklin. p. iii..
- ^ Fowler, Robert (2004). The Cambridge Companion To Homer. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 364. ISBN 9780521012461. Retrieved 21 July 2012.