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According to legend, when Troy fell Aeneas rescued the penates of Troy and carried them to Italy, where eventually they became the penates of Rome.
The penates were the gods of a city, in effect the city's soul. A city could only die when its penates had been captured or destroyed. So in taking the penates to Italy Aeneas had rescued the soul of Troy, and when they became the penates of Rome, Rome became Troy's reincarnation.
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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.
Who was Aeneas in Ancient Rome?
Aeneas was a refugee from Troy and the hero of Rome's epic poem, The Aeneid. He was supposed to be the founder of Alba Longa and from there his son was supposed to have founded Rome itself. In the poem, Aeneas was the ancestor of the Romans.
Who built the of Rome?
Aeneas the Trojan
What city is located at the mouth of the Tiber River in Rome?
Aeneas
What prince of troy is the ancestor of romulus and Remus?
The Trojan prince who allegedly founded Rome was Vergil's hero, Aeneas.
What did Aeneas play in the founding rome?
Aeneas married the daughter of the Latin king. Aeneas, his son, their descendants became prominent rulers in Italy.
What role did Aeneas play in the founding rome?
Aeneas married the daughter of the Latin king. Aeneas, his son, their descendants became prominent rulers in Italy.
King of the Latins before Rome was founded?
Aeneas
Who originally lived north of Rome?
Aeneas, Etruscans, or Tarquins.
Who are Ancient Rome's two mythical founders?
Romulus and Aeneas were the two mythical founders of Rome.
How did Aeneas affect your lives?
According to the myth Aeneas founded the royal line which would eventually establish Rome. Rome gave us the alphabet we use when we type answers in to sites on the Internet.
Did Aeneas unite with the latins to conquer Italy?
No. Rome's dominance of Italy came nearly a thousand years after Aeneas' reputed death.
