Aeneas reign in Rome
Aeneas was a mythical hero of Troy and Rome. In addition, he belonged to a royal line of Troy and Hector. Aeneas is however recognized by his prominent efforts to fight against the Greeks during his reign as leader in Trojan War. Aeneas hated his subordinate position when Troy was still in power. Most significantly, he used the tool of betraying Troy to the Greeks and up next, he lost power and was taken by the Greeks. As Aeneas strived to expand the Roman kingdom towards the Italy and Mediterranean, patriotic writers were committed in constructing a mythical tradition that was believed to at once dignify their land and satisfy the latent dislike of Greek cultural superiority (Virgil et al, 152).
It is evident that Aeneas became the founder of the Rome after the Trojan War that made him a hero and most suited for the part that was assigned to him. Virgil is well recognized for his willingness and ability of giving out a legend related to Aeneas that they possessed ever since. In his story, Julius Caesar and patron Augustus claimed their descent from Aeneas. In addition, he portrayed qualities of persistence, self-denial and obedience in moving of the Aeneas from Troy Westward to Sicily and eventually to the mouth of the Tiber in Italy. The Aeneid explained that, when Troy lost to the Greeks, the braver founder of Troy, the Aeneas, was commanded through a dream to flee and realize new power in great city overseas.
As instructed earlier in the vision, Aeneas gathered his belongings including the flowers and family and disappeared because he could no longer much steps with the Greek Kingdom (Virgil et al, 155). He fled to the land where to the land where Tiber River drained and there he was rightfully received by Dido to whom he told his story. After a short time, he broke up with Dido and fled towards the mouth of river where he was warmly received by king Latinus who finally gave him his daughter to marry. It is clearly evident that, other than being a heroic worrier, Aeneas guided his life with a lot of obedience and own natural inclusions which enabled him with a divine to command.
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Virgil, Frederick Ahl, and Elaine Fantham. Aeneid. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007. Internet resource.