The Aeneid Rome’s National Poem

The Aeneid in History Julius Caesar Augustus Civil Wars Propaganda Vergil

The Story’s Beginning Judgment of Paris Trojan War Fall of Troy Athena, Aphrodite, and Hera Minerva, Venus, and Juno Trojan War Fall of Troy

Aeneas Prince of Troy Son of Venus & Anchises Wife was Creusa Son was Ascanius/Iulus Julian clan

Aeneas’s Escape Sees King Priam’s death; goes into a rage Warned by Venus Carries Anchises, leads Iulus Creusa vanishes in the confusion Ghost when he returns Flees from Troy with 20 ships

The Wanderings

Juno’s Wrath Juno hates Trojans Massive storm at sea Neptune’s anger Judgment of Paris Jealous of Ganymede Carthage’s fate; loves Queen Dido of Carthage Massive storm at sea Neptune’s anger Shipwreck in Africa

Carthage Venus appears to Aeneas Dido’s Background From Tyre in modern Lebanon, a Phoenician city Rich Sychaeus & evil Pygmalion Dido’s Vow; flight to Africa Asks Iarbas for land; rejects his advances Aeneas enters Carthage & meets Dido Feast held for the Trojans; flashback

Juno’s Plan Prevent the Trojans from settling down Distract Aeneas with Dido Venus agrees – marriage between Aeneas & Dido will end the goddesses’ feud Cupid replaces Iulus at banquet & wins Dido over Anna, Dido’s sister, suggests marriage to her

The Cave Hunting trip; the storm; Dido & Aeneas alone in a cave Relationship becomes physical Married or not? Fama spreads like wildfire Followers question their leaders’ priorities King Iarbas’s prayer

Aeneas’s Departure Mercury & Aeneas’s dream Trojans start packing up; Dido’s rage Aeneas Unwilling Pietas Anna Unknowing Dido’s Suicide Curses Trojans Iris

Landing in Italy Sibyl at Cumae Golden bough; to the Underworld The Unburied Cerberus Fields of Mourning Dido’s Silence

The Parade of Future Romans Aeneas meets Anchises Parade of Future Romans Names and celebrates Romulus, Caesar, Augustus, and more Why? Future wars in Latium Anchises leads Aeneas out of the Underworld

Up North Near Rome King Latinus of Latium Queen Amata Lavinia Turnus the Rutulian An Oracle about Lavinia Aeneas arrives, is welcomed

Juno’s Wrath (again) I’ve tried and tried “If I cannot bend High Ones, then I shall move hell.” Let them marry and suffer Dowry (price) will be Latin and Trojan blood Bellona, a goddess of war, as bridal matron Alecto the Fury and Queen Amata

Alecto Causes Chaos Fixes Turnus with a torch, making him savage Latins & Turnus demand that King Latinus wage war against the Trojans Trojans flee King Evander Greek for “Good Man” Future site of Rome Pallas Vulcan’s Shield

Fighting Begins Aeneas & Evander away getting allies Turnus attacks Trojan camp, sets ships on fire Sacred wood; nymphs Nisus and Euryalus Turnus in Trojan camp

Council of the Gods Venus blames Juno Juno says it wasn’t her fault Jupiter facepalms; stops helping anyone Punic Wars will settle the goddesses’ feud

Aeneas Enters the Fight Ship-nymph tells Aeneas Returns and joins the battle Pallas vs. Turnus Turnus: If only Daddy were here! Pallas: No prob, man. I’ll either win or die in style. COME AT ME BRO. Pallas prays to Hercules: Let Turnus see me looting him as he’s slowly dying Jupiter & Hercules look away – Pallas’s time Pallas’s spear grazes Turnus’s shoulder

“Now see if mine pierces more.” Pallas takes it through shield to chest Pulls it out, blood and life follow Collapses, bloody Turnus takes Pallas’s belt Aeneas finds out…slaughters without humanity Juno saves Turnus

The Truce 12-day truce Camilla’s Ambush Warrior Woman Ally of Turnus Kills 12 in battle but is shot Turnus abandons plan Single combat, Aeneas vs. Turnus New truce while this goes down

Like That’ll Work Turnus’s sister breaks the truce Aeneas is shot, retreats, is healed Venus convinces Aeneas to attack the Latin capital Queen Amata kills herself Turnus shows up to help; Aeneas vs. Turnus for realzies Spears are ineffective… Turnus’s sword shatters…

The End Turnus gets new sword, Aeneas retrieves spear Juno finally gives up her anger Turnus: T: “I fear not you but the gods.” Aeneas hits Turnus in thigh with spear Going to spare him, sees Pallas’s belt MEGASHANK.

Aftermath Aeneas founds a city & calls it Lavinium Iulus goes on to found Alba Longa Romulus & Remus are from Alba Longa, then found Rome