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In the Aeneid Aeneas, the hero of the Trojan War, was the ancestor of Romulus and Remus. His son Ascaius finded the city of Alba Longa and its dynasty. The twins were the sons of Rhea Silvia, the daughter of Numitor, the king who had been dethroned by his brother Amulius.

In book 6 of the Aeneid, Aeneas visits his father Anchises in the underworld, who tells him that his descendant Romulus will found the city of Rome, which will eventually be ruled by Caesar Augustus:

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Q: How is the story of Romulus and Remus and Virgil's epic poem the Aeneid connected?
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Who wrote romulous and Remus?

vergil wrote the Aeneid, but no one wrote Romulus and Remus. The story of the twins was a folk tale or myth.


What is the legend of Rome's beginning?

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In what book of the Aeneid does Aeneas found Rome?

None, Aeneas doesn't found Rome his descendants Romulus and Remus do.


What was Aeneas the god of?

Aeneas was never a god. He is the main character of Virgil's Aeneid, and one of the first ancestors of Romulus and Remus.


The legendary twins who founded Rome Romulus and Remus were?

the twins, Romulus and Remus who founded Rome, were the sons of the vestal virgin Rhea Silva and the god Mars.


Did remus kill romulus?

Romulus killed Remus by tossing a stone on Remus


Who connected the beginnings of rome with homers troy in aeneid?

In the Aeneid, Aeneas, a hero of the Trojan War, landed in Lavinium, in Latium (land of the Latins) and was welcomed by Latinus, the king of the Latins. His son Ascanius founded the city of Alba Longa and its Royal dynasty. Romulus and Remus were the sons of Rhea Silvia, the daughter of Numitor, the king of Alba Longa who had been deposed by his bother, Amulius. Romulus and Remus were the twins of the legend of the foundation of Rome. The two legends made them the descendants of Aeneas.


How is Romulus and Remus connected to Rome?

They were the legendary founders of Rome. See 'related questions'.


How were the related twins of romulus and Remus?

Romulus and Remus did not have twins. They themselves were twin brothers.


Was the father of Romulus and Remus?

The father of Romulus and Remus was the god Mars.


Who founded rome according to legend?

Romulus and remus


What were the contributions of romulus and remus?

Romulus and Remus were the twin brothers who founded Rome.