Aeneas and the Roman Empire

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This paper discusses Aeneas and his relationship to the Roman Empire. The paper discusses Aeneas' future, according to "The Norton Anthology of World Literature" as leading to a peaceful period in Roman Empire at that time. The paper also discusses what might have been different in Rome if Aeneas had stayed with Carthage and Dido.

Table of Contents:
Who is Aeneas?
Aeneas' Journey
What If's
In Conclusion

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"In every culture, there is the ideal hero that will either consciously or subconsciously be looked and followed upon. What may be an ideal hero to a certain group of people may not fit the concept of the ideal from another group."

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• Fox, Akiva. 2004. Dido's Passion. 6 Dec 2006 <amrep.org/articles/3_2b/passion.html
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