Ascanius

…The story of what happened after the fall of Troy was passed down in the Latin poet Virgil's Aeneid. According to it, he fled the city carrying his father and the guardian deity of his house, leading his only son Ascanius by the hand. He set sail with many Trojans, lost his father in Sicily, and was cast away to Carthage, where he fell in love with Queen Dido. He eventually abandoned her and went to Italy, where he founded Lavinium. Later, Ascanius founded Alba Longa, and his descendant Romulus became the founder of Rome. …

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…トロイア陥落後の話はラテン詩人ウェルギリウスの《アエネーイス》にひきつがれた。それによれば，父と家の守り神を背負い，一子アスカニウスAscaniusの手を引いて都を落ちた彼は，多数のトロイア人を率いて航海に出，シチリア島で父を亡くしたあと，漂着したカルタゴでは女王ディドの恋人となるが，やがて彼女を見捨ててイタリアに上陸，ラウィニウムを建設したという。のちアスカニウスはアルバ･ロンガを建設し，その子孫ロムルスがローマの建国者となった。…

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