The Aeneid
Published on Nov 19, 2015
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The Trojans were contacted and told by Jove to find and follow the Tiber river, which would led the Trojans to Italy.
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The leader of the expedition was named Latinus, and he sacrificed 100 sheep to the gods in hopes for good luck for the journey and his daughter's marriage which was coming up.
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When the Trojans arrive in Italy, they decide to feast and explore the new land, and search for inhabitants of the new land they found.
When they find the town, they request an audience with the king.
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They tell the king the Italians will be rewarded by Jove, (a.k.a. Jupiter; the God of the heavens) for their hospitality.
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Juno, the wife of Jove dislikes the Trojans, and sided with the Italians to cause conflict over Latinus' daughter Lavinia's marriage.
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Lavinia was going to get married to a Latin prince, but Latinus offered his daughter's hand in marriage to an Italian prince, Aeneas, causing the conflict.
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Amata, the wife of Latinus was poisoned by a fury under the command of Juno, and killed, in further attempt to cause war.
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The war was joined by many forces, including many demigods like a descendant of Hercules, the son of Jove
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The war was joined by many, including demigods; children of a god and a mortal, including a descendant of Hercules.
The war finished, and the Trojans had the upper-hand, and thus started the kingdom of Rome.
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The End
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