Term Identifications Exam 3 Flashcards
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Forum of Caesar
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adjacent to original roman forum. Curia Julia attached to the south side.
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Temple of Venus Genetrix
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at far end of the temple, reminder of Caesars divine lineage. highly decorated
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Battle of Pharsalus
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temple of venus dedicated on last day of triumph.
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Curia Julia
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senate building, replaced curia hostiliaa. its location as an appendage to the forum reflects the subordination of the senate.
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Forum of Augustus
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perpendicular to forum of Caesar. temple to mars Ultor, related to temple of venus but 1.5x larger. chariot of agustus
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Summi Viri
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“great men”
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Temple to Mars Ultor
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modeled after temple of venus but 1.5x larger.
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Battle of Philippi
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battle against the assassins of Caesar.
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Forum of Trajan
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largest forum. most elaborate. Dedicated after victories in Dacia (Romania) in 106 AD. Two long porticos, basilica in tehmiddle , column of trajan - relief of military exploits in Romania. (Dacia)
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Basilica Ulpia
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civic building in center of Trajans forum
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Column of Trajan
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relief of military exploits in Romania. (Dacia), as well as Trajans ashes, which is weird because Romans are buried outside of the city walls typically, but emperors had extra power
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Temple of Deified Trajan
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dedicated after his death
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dedicated after his death
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commemorated battle of actium. celebrated victory over parthians. Located between temples of Castor and DivineJulius.
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Arch of Titus
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sack of jerusalem, built by domitian to celebrate his brother Titus military victories.
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Triumphator
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like a conquistador in Spain.
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Apotheosis of Titus
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him turning into a god, its a carving on arch of titus.
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Arch of Septimius Severus
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In roman forum, commemoratesvictories in parthia. depicts battles, seiges, emperor addressing troops.
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Arch of Constantine
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near colosseum, built in 315 AD. victory of Constantine over Maxentius (rival for the throne)
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Villa of Tiberius at Sperlonga
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carving of the death of polyphemus on Scylla.
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Domus Aurea
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Palace built by evil Nero. Destroyed to make colosseum.
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Octogonal Hall
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- in the domus aurea
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Mausoleum of Augustus
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300 ft in diameter. all of his feats.
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Mausoleum of Hadrian
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Tomb for Hadrian and his imperial family. cylinder with a garden on top
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Invocation of the Muse
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how all epics begin. “let me tell a great story right now ok here we go”
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Erato
the greek Muse
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King Latinus
ruler of the region
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Amata
wife of latinus
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Lavinia
bethrothed to Turnus
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Turnus
soon to be leader of the Ritulian army. bad guy
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Oracle of Faunus
you sleep in a temple on fleeces of slaughtered sheep and the God appears to you in a dream and advises.
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Celano’s prophecy
Dont marry your daughter in to a Latin family. A better companion is coming, a stranger, to take the family name to the stars and rule the world.
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Allecto
one of the furies, summoned from hades by Juno. Causes war. convinces Amata (father of Lavinia) not to marry Aeneasin favor of Turnus. Lavinia and Aeneas are fate thooo
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Furies
goddesses of vengeance
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Silvia
has the pet Stag that Turnus kills to start the war.
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Gates of War
Latinus, the keeper of the gate, refuses to open the gate for their war. But juno opens them herself.
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Tomb of Eurysaces, the Baker
relief of a baker who showed hiumself baking. made so much money he had a lavish tomb.
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Popinae
Roman "fast food" place
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Trajan’s Market -
massive concrete complex attached to trajans forum, network of streets and arcades. shops and administrative offices. Great hall. indoor markets, two stories.
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Lex Sempronia
law in 123 bc that set fixed and subsidized price from grain.
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Clodius
passed law in 55bc allowing free monthly distribution of grain. Over 100,000 people recieved free grain.
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Ostia
close to rome, on west coast, and built in lineness of rome
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Tiber
Most important River in Rome. goods unloaded at ostia.
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Portus Augusti
river had poor anchorage, so a harbour wass built.
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Portus Trajani Felicis
hexagular shaped bay looking thing.
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Horrea
warehouse , rooms around a courtyard.
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Piazza of the Corporations
warehouse with 61 rooms, offices of the shipping companies.
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Marzabotta
orthogonal grid plan. elongated rectangular blocks. wide main streets. n-s or e-w axis.
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Hippodamos of Miletus
Thurii, Magna Gaecia
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Decumanus
East/West
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Cardo
North/south
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Forum of Pompeii
Two story colonnade on three sides. Temple of Jupiter at N end. religious buildings: Temple of Ju[iter, apollo, Vespasian. Civic buildings: Basillica, municipal offices, comitium
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Temple of Apollo
mix of greek and etruscan styles. peripteral corinthian colonnade. Stairs only infront. Portico on all four sides. Ionic columns, Statues off Apollo and Diana.
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Temple of Jupiter / Capitolium
triple shrine to Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva. Elongated plan - four columns deep porch. Relief shownig Capitolium druing earthquake of 62 ce, two equestrian statues (castor and Pollux?), and etruscan stuyle temple with corinthian columns.
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Relief from House of L. Caecilius Iucundu
shownig Capitolium druing earthquake of 62 ce, two equestrian statues (castor and Pollux?), and etruscan stuyle temple with corinthian columns.
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Basilica
oldest well- preserved basillica. used for public and private business. housed law courts. Tribunal at one end, and an elevated platform
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Macellum
indoor market area, tabernae along sides. Remains of fruits and grains in north. Fish Scales an dBoens in courtyard
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Tabernae
shops
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Stabian Baths
entire city block, shops on exterior, seperate areas for men and women
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Insula
city block
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Caldarium
hot room
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Frigidarium
cold bath
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Hypocaust system
furnaces, and hollow spaces under teh floor
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Theatre
large open air theater
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large open air theater
theatrum tectum "covered theatre"
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Amphitheatre
on outskirts of city, earlist known stone amphitheatre, series of barrell vaults.
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Tomb of the Flavii
flavian dynastys resting place. 30-50 bce
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Domus Italicus
atrium house, common features and much variation.
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Atrium House
etruscan influence
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House of Sallust
misnomer - inscription on neighboring house, several phases. earliest dates to 3rd c bce. six shops, rly nice house.
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House of the Vetii
early ex of peristyle house, Axiality, two aria, larrge peristyle court and a large dining room.
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House of the Faun
House of the Faun
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Tiber’s Prophecy
In Aeneas' dreams... He is shown a sow (pig) with a litter of 30, near a hidden stream. This spot would be his city. Tells Aeneas to seek alliance with King Evander. TIber also tells Aeneas hell slow down the flow of the tiber to allow safe passsgae.
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King Evander
greek from Arcadia who are also fighting with the Latins
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Festival to Hercules
happening when Aeneas fnds the city
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Pallas
son of Evander, first to address Aeneas
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Atlas
father of Electra and Maia.
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Electra and Maia
mother and father of Dardanus and Mercury
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Dardanus
Founder of Troy
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Mercury
Ancestor/father of Evander
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Hercules and Cacus Digression
annual sacrifices to hercules in forum boararium. shows the cult imporatnce in rome. also shows the juxtaposition of good and evil which is Cacus the Greek "bas man" vs Evander the Greek "Good man".
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Saturn and the Golden Age
Story told suring Aeneas' tour of Rome. Story of brutes and savages living here till saturn came down adn instilled order. then a golden age sprouted.
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Lupercal
a cave beneath a cold cliffside with the arcadian name of Lycean Pan.
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Vulcan
homeric allusion , Vulcan makes armor for Achilles in Illiad.
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Shield of Aeneas
describes achievements of rome through warfare. history of roman warfare. Aeneas war is first roman war.
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Battle of Actium
Naval battle against Marc Antony and Cleopatra. When Ceasar defeats Antony.
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Tufa
volcanic stone
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Travertine
hard limestone
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Luna (Carrara) marble
while/blue-grey marble
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pozzolana
volcanic ash
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opus quadraticum/ashlar masonry
dressed-stone construction. cut-stone clocks of regularly equal size and shape. generally laid without mortar. EX: temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus / servian wall
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Opus caementicium / caementa
roman concrete. made of lime mortar, volcanic sand (pozzolana) water, small stones (caementa). Wooden, stone or brick frames/molds. COvered with stucco or marble revetment
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Opus incertum
early 2nd to mid 1st c. BCE, opus carmenticium core, faced with irregularly shaped stones
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Opus reticulatum
begins in the early 1st c. bce. opus carmenticium core, faced with irregular pyramid shaped tufa stones, in a diamond pattern.
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Quoins
masonry blocks on the corneres of buildings
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Revetment
higher quality stones, travertine, marble. cut into thin slabs, more aesthetically pleasing.
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Opus latericium
begins 1st c AD, opus carmenticium core, faced with brick.
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Frontinus
roman administrator. wrote De Aquis Urbis Romae (98AD)
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curator aquarum
roman administrator
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Aqua Appia
(312bc) Built by censor Appius Claudius Caecus, Delivered water to area around Aventine hill, Located mostly underground
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Aqua Marcia
(144 BC) Built by urban praetor Quintus Marcius Rex, Best drinking water (cool and clean), 91 kilometers, Very expensive, First to have long expanse elevated on arches
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Aqua Julia
(33 BC) During reign of Augustus, built by Agrippa Built on top of Aqua Marcia and Aqua Tepula Creating a triple tiered aqueduct
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Aqua Claudia
built during reign of Claudius, smong the longest and largest, source from the anio river valley.
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Aqua Anio Novus
built during reign of Claudius, smong the longest and largest, source from the anio river valley.
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Constant-flow system
operated by gravity, carefully graded for steady stream. Water passed through ocasional resiviors/settling tanks
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castella
water was then distributed to the castella - or storage towers.
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Cloaca Maxima
"greatest sewer" ran through roman forum to tiber river
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Via
roads outside the city connecting to Rome
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Pons Sublicius
linked forum boarium with trantiberium below tiber island
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Tiber Island
island in the middle of rome in the middle of tiber river. had bridges crossing the tiber.
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Pons Aemilius
179bc) first stone bridge across Tiber River
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Pons Cestius
Connected TIber island to east and west banks
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Iris
Lower divity sent by Juno to Tunus in a dream, tells Turnus to attack the Trojan camp (all while a treaty was being formed to stop the fighting)
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Turnus
Trojans build a makeshift wall, and Turnus beseiges these walls. He is the leader of the attacking army. Killed by Aeneas
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Nisus and Euryalus
first seen in book 5 during the funeral games of Anchises. They were kids but they end up trying to sneak out of the war to go tell Aeneas that they were fighting. Both of them get killed getting out of the city.
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Amicitia
an example would be the funeral games of Anchises
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Rutulians
enemys of the Arcadians
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Pallanteum
place of battle, aeneas returns to pallanteum with allies
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Volcens
person who Kills Euryalus
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Death of Pallas
Turnus kills Pallas, and its alluded that Turnus till die too because of this.
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Trophy
aeneas builds a grand trophy to the God of War
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Death of Turnus
Death of Turnus
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Aeneas’ Final Act
When turnus tries to plead with Aeneas, Aeneas sees the trophy and Pallas belt on Turnus and stabs his sword into Turnus' chest.
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Anchises Words
"your mission, Roman, is to rule the world. These will be your arts: establish peace, spare the humbled, and to concquer the proud."
