A most important foundation of the origins of Rome is the story of Aeneas, written by Virgil in his 'opus magnum' the ‘Aeneid’.
The hero & founder of is the Trojan warrior son of Venus & Anchises. The Julians traced their ancestry to Aeneas' son, Ascanius.

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doodle of my personal azem, aeneas :v

tried to make him look like an actual classical greek hero, spent a lot of time staring at ancient greek busts

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The final four in tonight's battle is 's The Blind Justice Carvell vs F111's Divine Aries - and BEN's Aenea Pariah of Time vs WarOnPugs's Hauhet ! Tune in tonight at 6 PM EST to find out who wins! https://t.co/ZZLccazgxU ...

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from atrium 2 of the House of Meleager at Dido sits on her throne, surrounded by maids and the personification of Africa, as Aeneas sails away in the background. Now in the Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli!

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Creusa appearing to Aeneas
Rare mezzotint engraved by Valentine Green after Maria Cosway.
Aeneas tries to put his arms around Cerusa.
In the lower left are the flames of Troy burning.
Published 1781 in London.

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Aeneas thought that Corvo and Raven would obey him for being the son of the king of the inquisitors, and he only received a beating from both of them to bring him down from his cloud.

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Vulcan Presenting Arms to Venus for Aeneas, 1756

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Single combat was no novel concept for Alexander the Great's generals. Homeric precedents inspired them since childhood. 'Noble’ duels between figures like Hector and Achilles, Hector and Ajax or Diomedes and Aeneas motivated commanders to slay leading enemies by their own hand.

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A seminal iconography in the gallery of Cardinal Borghese, that of Aeneas fleeing from Troy as it goes up in flames, his father Anchises over his shoulders and little Ascanius, followed by his wife Creusa.

⁠👤 Federico Barocci
🖼 Fuga da Troia


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– 4 October

“certus es ire tamen miseramque relinquere Dido,
atque idem venti vela fidemque ferent?
certus es, Aenea, cum foedere solvere naves,
quaeque ubi sint nescis, Itala regna sequi?
nec nova Carthago, nec te crescentia tangunt...

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Alistar, former King of the Inquisitors. "father" of Aeneas.

-He lived like a bastard.

-he died for his own ego.

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concept doodle for Aeneas? he wields a sword entrusted to him by the King of Troy as he seeks to reestablish the lost glory of Troy

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Aeneas is the son of the former king of the inquisitors, so he is a prince. https://t.co/X4DOyZ8gXO

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