; Prophecies : The First Vatican Mythographer reports a prophecy that Troy will not fall if Troilus reaches the age of twenty and gives that as a reason for Achilles' ambush.VM (I, 120). The text is not easily available but is cited by Gantz (1993: p.602) and Sommerstein (2007: p.200, p.202) among others. In Plautus, Troilus' death is given as one of three conditions that must be met before Troy would fall.Plautus, Bacchides 953-4. Text available in Latin with link to English translation at . Link checked 2 August 2007.
