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title: Map of the Voyage of Aeneas from Troy to the Origins of Rome: The Mediterranean Journey in Virgil’s Aeneid
author: Simeon Netchev
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16056/map-of-the-voyage-of-aeneas-from-troy-to-the-origi/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0)
updated: 2026-08-13
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# Map of the Voyage of Aeneas from Troy to the Origins of Rome: The Mediterranean Journey in Virgil’s Aeneid

_Authored by [Simeon Netchev](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/simeonnetchev/)_

## Image File

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## Image Caption

The voyage of [Aeneas](https://www.worldhistory.org/Aeneas/), Trojan prince and hero of The *[Aeneid](https://www.worldhistory.org/The_Aeneid/)*, belongs to [Rome](https://www.worldhistory.org/Rome/)’s foundation [mythology](https://www.worldhistory.org/mythology/) rather than historical record. Composed by [Virgil](https://www.worldhistory.org/virgil/) (70–19 BCE) between 29–19 BCE, during the reign of [Augustus](https://www.worldhistory.org/augustus/) (reign 27 BCE–14 CE), the epic reimagines events traditionally placed after the fall of [Troy](https://www.worldhistory.org/troy/) (c. 12th century BCE). Through Aeneas, Virgil connects the heroic world of [Greece](https://www.worldhistory.org/greece/) with Augustan Rome, presenting [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) origins as the outcome of divine purpose, endurance, sacrifice, and duty.

Aeneas’s [Mediterranean](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/mediterranean/) wanderings, from the eastern [Aegean](https://www.worldhistory.org/aegean/) through [Sicily](https://www.worldhistory.org/sicily/) and North [Africa](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/africa/) to [Italy](https://www.worldhistory.org/italy/), adapt Homeric traditions to distinctly Roman concerns. His abandonment of [Dido](https://www.worldhistory.org/Dido/) of [Carthage](https://www.worldhistory.org/carthage/) creates a mythic prehistory for later Roman–Carthaginian conflict, while his descent into the Underworld and wars in Latium emphasize pietas: duty to gods, family, and destiny above personal desire. His intended marriage to Lavinia links the Trojans with Latium and, in later Roman tradition, the ancestry of Rome. For Augustan audiences, Aeneas could therefore embody both Rome’s legendary past and contemporary ideas about sacrifice, authority, and imperial destiny.

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## About the Author

Simeon is a freelance visual designer and history educator, passionate about the human stories that shape the past.
- [Linkedin Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/simeon-netchev/)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Netchev, S. (2026, August 13). Map of the Voyage of Aeneas from Troy to the Origins of Rome: The Mediterranean Journey in Virgil’s Aeneid. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16056/map-of-the-voyage-of-aeneas-from-troy-to-the-origi/>
### Chicago
Netchev, Simeon. "Map of the Voyage of Aeneas from Troy to the Origins of Rome: The Mediterranean Journey in Virgil’s Aeneid." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 13, 2026. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16056/map-of-the-voyage-of-aeneas-from-troy-to-the-origi/>.
### MLA
Netchev, Simeon. "Map of the Voyage of Aeneas from Troy to the Origins of Rome: The Mediterranean Journey in Virgil’s Aeneid." *World History Encyclopedia*, 13 Aug 2026, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16056/map-of-the-voyage-of-aeneas-from-troy-to-the-origi/>.

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