“Arma virumque cano, Troiae qui primus ab oris. Italiam, fato profugus, Laviniaque venit. litora, multum ille et terris iactatus et alto. Inferretque deos Latio, genus unde Latinum, multa quoque et bello passus, dum conderet urbem, Albanique patres, atque altae moenia Romae.”
These are the opening lines of Virgil’s epic poem “The Aeneid.” The 12 books take one through the journey of Trojan hero prince Aeneas who was the son of Venus and Anchises. It ultimately reveals the story of the building of Rome from the ashes of Troy.
At the heart of the journey is the young prince Aeneas who faces many trials and tribulations along the way and must remain resolute in the tasks in front of him that he needs to complete in order to fulfill his destiny. Ultimately, Aeneas leads those who remain from the fall of Troy through the Mediterranean and to the future site of Rome where he becomes the founder of Roman greatness.