The Aeneid Epic poem which tells the story of the heroic Aeneas and the founding of Rome. Author: Vergil 70-19 B.C. from Mantua (Mantova) in Northern Italy

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The AeneidEpic poem which tells the story of
the heroic Aeneas and the founding of Rome.
Author Vergil 70-19 B.C.from Mantua (Mantova)
in Northern Italy
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Aeneas carrying his father Anchises on his
shouldersRAFFAELLO Sanzio The Fire in the Borgo
(detail), 1514, Stanza dell'Incendio, Palazzi
Pontifici, Vatican.
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Map of Aeneas Travels
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• THE STORY OF THE AENEID
• Book I. Under Aeneas the Trojans sail toward
  Italy. Juno contrives a storm. and the Trojans
  are shipwrecked on the coast of Libya. They are
  welcomed by Queen Dido in her palace at Carthage.
  At a banquet Aeneas recounts his adventures.
• Book II. Aeneas tells about the destruction of
  Troy and his escape with his father Anchises, his
  son Ascanius, and a few Trojan followers.
• Book III. After unsuccessful attempts to settle
  in Thracc and Crete, the Trojans land in Western
  Sicily, where Anchises dies. After sailing from
  Sicily, the Trojans are driven by a storm to the
  coast of Libya.
• Book IV. Dido falls madly in love with Aeneas.
  Mercury warns Aeneas of his divine mission to
  seek a home in Italy. Aeneas leaves Carthage, and
  Dido in despair kills herself.
• Book V. Aeneas lands in Sicily on the anniversary
  of his father's death. Funeral games are held to
  mark the occasion. Aeneas then sails for Italy.
• Book VI. Landing at Cumae, Aeneas meets the
  Sibyl. He visits the underworld to consult
  Anchises, who prophesies the future greatness of
  Rome.
• Book VII. Aeneas lands on the left bank of the
  Tiber and is welcomed by envoys from King
  Latinus, who offers Aeneas his daughter Lavinia
  in marriage. Juno stirs up strife between the
  Trojans and the Italians.
• Book VIII. Aeneas sails up the river to
  Palanteum, later the Palatine Hill, and makes an
  alliance with King Evander. Vulcan at Venus's
  request forges weapons for Aeneas.
• Book IX. Turnus in Aeneas's absence attacks the
  Trojan camp. Ascanius with bow and arrow kills
  Numanus, brother-in-law of Turnus. Turnus enters
  the Trojan camp and slays many Trojans.
• Book X. Aeneas returns with Etrurian allies and
  Pallas, son of King Evander. Turnus slays Pallas
  and Aeneas slays Mezentius, an exiled Etrurian
  king.
• Book XI. After a twelve days' truce for the
  burial of the dead, the Trojans advance on
  Laurentum. Camilla, warrior maiden and ally of
  Turnus, is slain by a Trojan.
• Book XII. Turnus agrees to single combat with
  Aeneas. King Latinus and Aeneas meet at an altar
  in the plain to arrange for the combat. Juturna,
  Turnus's sister, incites the Latins to violate
  the truce and attack the Trojans. Aeneas is
  wounded, but is miraculously cured with the help
  of Venus. Aeneas and Turnus finally meet, and
  Aeneas slays Turnus.

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Roman Gods

• Zeus
• Hera
• Athena
• Aphrodite
• Hephestus
• Hermes
• Ares
• Poseidon

• Jupiter
• Juno
• Minerva
• Venus
• Vulcan
• Mercury
• Mars
• Neptune

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• In Roman religion every household had its own
  personal spirits which protected it. The lares
  were the spirits of the family's ancestors. And
  the penates were kind spirits who garded the
  pantry. Little figurines of these spirits were
  kept in a small household shrine, called the
  lararium.

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Aeneas parents

• Aeneas was born from the union of a mortal,
  Anchises, and a goddess, Aphrodite. Anchises,
  having drunk much wine, told his friends that he
  was the lover of the goddess, and for this reason
  he was struck by Zeus' thunderbolt which crippled
  him. Mountain nymphs raised Aeneas until he was
  five years old, when he was sent to live with his
  father.

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Aeneas descendants

• Aeneas married Creusa, one of Priam's daughters,
  and they had a son named Ascanius.
• Ascanius was also called Iulus, or Julius, and a
  clan of Romans called the Julians claimed to
  descend from him. Julius Caesar and his nephew
  Augustus, who became the first Roman emperor,
  were members of that clan. In this way, the
  rulers of Rome traced their ancestryand their
  right to ruleback to the demigod Aeneas.

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Aeneas during the Trojan War

• During the war not only his mother, Aphrodite,
  but also the powerful gods Poseidon and Apollo
  gave Aeneas protection. Aeneas was wounded by
  Diomedes and, having fainted, would have died if
  his mother had not come to his rescue. Aphrodite
  herself was wounded by Diomedes on this occasion,
  but Apollo took over the protection of the
  wounded Aeneas, removing him from the battle.
  Leto and Artemis healed Aeneas and made him even
  stronger. Later having recovered, he returned to
  the field.

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Poseidon's Prophecy

• When the gods had become more involved in the
  fighting, Apollo urged Aeneas to challenge
  Achilles and to fight with him in single combat.
  Aeneas was very close to die, but Poseidon
  rescued him, explaining to the other gods
• "Even Zeus might be angry if Achilles killed
  Aeneas, who after all is destined to survive and
  to save the House of Dardanus from extinction ...
  Priam's line has fallen out of favour with Zeus,
  and now Aeneas shall be King of Troy and shall be
  followed by his children's children in the time
  to come." Poseidon to the gods. Homer, Iliad
  20.300

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Aeneas and his fleet get caught in a storm sent
by Juno
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Aeneas is welcomed by Dido, queen of Carthage
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Aenas tells Dido of the fall of Troy
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• SINON
• While the Trojans are debating what to do with
  the giant wooden horse, some Trojan shepherds
  come running up - they have captured a member of
  the Greek army, a man named Sinon. Sinon,
  however, is a double-agent he is going to
  pretend to hate the Greeks, when in reality he is
  acting on behalf of the Greeks, sent there with a
  story full of lies that is intended to persuade
  the Trojans to bring the wooden horse into their
  city. Sinon pretends to beg the Trojans for
  mercy, for protection when in fact he is
  bringing about their destruction.

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Laocoonand his sons
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The Trojans decide to bring the horse into the
town
TIEPOLO, Giovanni Domenico The Procession of the
Trojan Horse in Troy. 1773. National Gallery,
London.
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Aeneas leaves Troy
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Dido and Aeneas
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After Aeneas leaves, Dido commits suicide.
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Death of Dido
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• Pietas was the key quality of any 'honourable'
  Roman. It consisted of a series of duties duty
  towards the Gods duty towards one's homeland
  duty towards one's followers and duty to one's
  family - especially one's father.