WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT ROME

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Carried his father from the burning city of Troy to their new home in Italy.
A
Romulus
B
Remus
C
Nero
D
Aeneas
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -How does Aeneas remove his father from Troy? Is there any symbolic significance to this act? Aeneas picks him up and carried him on his back. This shows respect to his father.

Detailed explanation-2: -Aeneas, mythical hero of Troy and Rome, son of the goddess Aphrodite and Anchises. Aeneas was a member of the royal line at Troy and cousin of Hector.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Aeneid (/ɪˈniːɪd/ ih-NEE-id; Latin: Aenē̆is [ae̯ˈneːɪs] or [ˈae̯neɪs]) is a Latin epic poem, written by Virgil between 29 and 19 BC, that tells the legendary story of Aeneas, a Trojan who fled the fall of Troy and travelled to Italy, where he became the ancestor of the Romans.

Detailed explanation-4: -Aeneas carries his household gods from Troy to Italy; he holds Memorial Games for Anchises; he immediately obeys Mercury’s message to leave Dido. He feels Dido’s grief, but is unmoved in his actions. He stops the boxing match when Entellus is overwhelming Dares; he grieves for his dead soldiers.

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