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Question
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What did the Roman poet Virgil say about Aeneas, a Trojan prince?
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He was the last man standing and was taken prisoner.
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He fled to Romania and plotted against the Ancient Greeks.
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He fled North and became the ancestor of the first Romanians.
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He fled to Italy and became the ancestor of the first Romans.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -That is, the Aeneid is a poisonous gift to Augustus, ostensibly a glorification but in fact critical, and that Virgil deliberately wrote his poem as a Trojan Horse. Thus, the confusion and disputes about the meaning of the poem are precisely what Virgil intended.
Detailed explanation-2: -This Roman epic told of how Aeneas escaped the city of Troy as it was being sacked by the Greeks, taking with him his old father, his young son, and his household gods. Aeneas eventually came to Italy, where he fought a terrible war with the local inhabitants before finally founding a new kingdom.
Detailed explanation-3: -Aeneid, Latin epic poem written from about 30 to 19 bce by the Roman poet Virgil.
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