CLST 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Twelve Tables, Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, Anchises
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Aeneas: trojan hero, son of prince anchises and aphrodite, who wandered world after the sack of troy, before settling in central italy to found the community where remus and romulus were later born. He became a god after death, leaving ascanius, now called julius, as his successor, and he founds alba longa. Aeneas made a sacrifice to thank the gods for reaching place safely and during this, they saw a white sow, nursing 30 newborn piglets; alba: white in latin, founded. 30 years after the story in the 4th century, there was a large cult to aeneas at the centre of lavinium. Myth of aeneas widely used to trace augustus back to aeneas. Gens (clan) iulia: claimed to have descended from aeneas, most famous members of gens: Caius octavius: later c. julius caesar octavianus after adopted by julius caesar. Numa pompilius: established many aspects of roman religion (hint of ath. reformer solon)