Commentary Par XV 125-126

This grandmother narrates for the children in the family (but heard by all) the pre-history of Florence, with its roots in Troy, Rome, and Fiesole.  Torraca (DDP Torraca.Par.XV.121-126) explains the details, common to many chronicles of the time, as follows: 'The Florentines told of the origins of their city in the following way.  After the linguistic division made as a result of the attempt to construct the tower of Babel, Atlas built the first city, which thus fu sola [stood alone] and was therefore called Fiesole.  Another of Atlas's sons, Dardanus, traveling in the East, built Troy there.  From Troy Aeneas came to Italy.  One of his descendants founded Rome.  The Romans destroyed Fiesole.  Romans and Fiesolans founded Florence.'