Aeneas' Arrival in Latium

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Carole Raddato
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Aeneas' Arrival in Latium

Roman bas-relief depicting the arrival of Aeneas and his Trojan companions in Italy, made about 140-150 CE. Aeneas is landing on the shores of Latium with his companions. His son Ascanius is behind him. On the left is the sow who tells him to found his city at Rome. British Museum, London.

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Carole Raddato
Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the world in the footsteps of emperor Hadrian.

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Raddato, C. (2021, March 03). Aeneas' Arrival in Latium. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13528/aeneas-arrival-in-latium/

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Raddato, Carole. "Aeneas' Arrival in Latium." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified March 03, 2021. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13528/aeneas-arrival-in-latium/.

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Raddato, Carole. "Aeneas' Arrival in Latium." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 03 Mar 2021. Web. 22 Sep 2021.