The lost epics of Troy were considered of poor quality

The lost epics of the Trojan cycle are ancient texts whose composition dates oscillate between the 7th and 6th centuries BC. Deemed of poor literary quality in comparison to the works of Homer, they were copied much less throughout the ages. This disaffection of the scribes led to their gradual disappearance, so much so that they have only reached us through fragments and the summary of Proclus in the 5th century AD.