The Legend of Aeneas and the Founding of Rome

Vocabulary and key figures related to the legendary foundation of Rome and the epic journey of Aeneas.

Romulus and Remus

The twin founders of Rome who were born in Alba Longa, a city near the seven hills of Rome.

Romulus

The first King of Rome who committed fratricide against his brother, Remus.

La Lupa Capitolina

The image of the she-wolf that has been a symbol of Rome since at least the $3^{rd}$ century BC.

Antonio del Pollaiuolo

The artist who probably added the figures of Romulus and Remus to the La Lupa Capitolina in the $15^{th}$ century AD.

Alba Longa

One of the cities near the seven hills of Rome and the birthplace of the twins Romulus and Remus.

Aeneas

The son of Aphrodite and the mortal Anchises who traveled from the destroyed city of Troy to Italy to found a kingdom from which Rome would emerge.

Anchises

The father of Aeneas and a member of the Trojan royal family who descended from Tros.

Tros

The King of Troy from whom the city located in Asia Minor received its name.

Aeneid

The work by Virgil that chronicles the journey of Aeneas through various locations including Carthage, Sicily, and Italy.

Juno and Argus

A painting created by Peter Paul Rubens in $1610$.