The Wanderings Of Aeneas Flashcards

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What did Aeneas do once Troy was unable to be saved?

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He fled the city

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Who did Aeneas initially flee with ?

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His father Achnisws
His wife Creusa
His son Ascanius

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Who did he loose and why ?

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Amongst the confusion Aeneas lost his wife

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How did Aeneas find out what happened to his wife ?

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She appeared to him as a ghost and told him she had been killed by the Greeks

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What else did Aeneas bring.

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Public penates
- sacred objects to the city

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What happened to the objects Aeneas brought with him?

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The public Penates, after Romes founding, where looked after by the Vesral Virgins

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Where did Aeneas travel ?

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First he went across the Aegean Sea to Macedon
Macedon to sicily
Sicily to west coast of Italy

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What did Aeneas’ journey demonstrate?

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His Pietas

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What is the definition of Pietas?

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The most important heroic quality in the Aeneid, A Roman virtue that means ‘sence of duty’ and applies to a man’s duty toward his family, gods and city

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Why was Peitas important to Rome?

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Encompassed respect for the Family, god and your city which where all important values for Rome

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Upon arriving in Rome what did Aeneas do ?

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Engaged in a huge war with a local tribe

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What did Aeneas do after winning the war ?

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Made peace with Kifn Latinas of Latium and founded a new city

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Who did Aeneas marry after founding a new city and what did he do with this person ?

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Lavinia and they had a sim called Ascanius

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Why did having a second son pose a problem ?

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He had a previous son called Ascanius with his first wife Creusa
We therefore cannot be sure as to wether he had a second son or if it was a confusion of the source material

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What provided evidence for the fact that his first and second son where different people ?

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Cresua(his first son) also went by Iulus so it’s possible his second Ascanius was a different person

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