When, in 1274, an ancient sarcophagus containing a skeleton was unearthed in this area, the Paduan poet Lovato de\u2019Lovati immediately claimed it was that of the Trojan hero. The venerable relic was then housed in a specially-built tabernacle, which meant it was protected from the elements while on public display.
\tEager to earn his own place in the history of Padua, Lovato had a similar sarcophagus made for himself and then placed alongside that of Padua\u2019s founding father. Little did he know that, due to the bas-relief of a dog on one side of his sarcophagus, it would become commonly referred to as \u201cthe tomb of Antenor\u2019s dog\u201d.
\tSubsequent studies of the remains in the original sarcophagus have shown that they are actually those of a Hungarian-born warrior who died some time between the 3rd and 4th century A.D. Nevertheless, though there is absolutely no proof that Antenor ever existed, archaeological finds in this area do confirm that the Veneti arrived here some time between the 13th and 11th century B.C.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Antenor is the legendary figure credited with founding Padova in the year 1185 B.C.
Virgil and Livy recount how he fled from a burning Troy and, eventually, he and his family made their way up the river Brenta. Within one of the settlements of the Euganei who lived in this region, an oracle prophesied that he would found a great city, the site of which he would identify when out hunting: the spot where a bird shot with an arrow fell to the ground was the place where he should build. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":981910,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":""},"categories":[],"tags":[766,1825,762,763],"categorie_poi":[761],"class_list":["post-6316","luogo","type-luogo","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-renaissance","tag-antichita-impero-romano-en","tag-historical","tag-folkloristic","categorie_poi-monuments"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n