The Importance Of Aeneas To Rome Flashcards

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What does Livy tell us ?

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Aeneas did not found Rome
But why was he important ?

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When did Livy and Virgil write about Aeneas?

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28 BC to 19 BC which coincides with the time that Augustus was the Roman emperor

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Who was Augustus ?

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The nephew and adopted son of Julius Caesar

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How did the Caesars legitimise their rule ?

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Traced their lineage back to Aeneas

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Why is the Caesars lineage therefore important ?

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Augusta could claim that he was related to the gods and that his family found the Roman race

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