Aeneas Collection

Aeneas Flees from Troy
The fall of Troy - Aeneas flees the city, carrying his father Anchises and accompanied by his son Ascanius and his wife Creusa who unfortunately dies

The Golden Bough
The GOLDEN BOUGH, discovered by Aeneas, was a focal point of Roman belief; for the full story, read Sir James Frazers multi-volumed investigation into its significance

AENEAS AND ANCHISES
Aeneas visits his dead father Anchises in the Underworld, and is shown a vision of the glorious heroes of Rome who will be his descendants

Rainbow lorikeet, Trichoglossus moluccanus. Blue-bellied parrot. Handcoloured copperplate engraving of an illustration by William Hayes from Portraits of Rare

Parides aeneas and Papilio peranthus butterflies (Papilio aeneas, Papilio peranthus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Queen Dido of Carthages banquet for the poet Aeneas. Dido in a tiara is flanked by Aeneas and her sister Anna on a raised platform, while servants bring food and drink to a platter on a tripod

Aeneas Meets Dido
Aeneas arrives at Carthage while the city is being rebuilt by Dido, its Queen

HESTIA / TOOKE
The virgin goddess of the hearth, custodian of the sacred fire brought by Aeneas from Troy, and served by the Vestal Virgins

HESTIA / VESTA
The Greek-Roman virgin goddess of the hearth, custodian of the sacred fire which Aeneas brought to Rome from Troy and which must never go out, lest a great calamity should occur

Virgil (70Bc-19 BC). The Aeneid. Miniature. 15th century. Di
Virgil (70Bc-19 BC). Ancient Roman poet. The Aeneid. Miniature. 15th century. VI book. Dido falls in love with Aeneas. History Library of the University of Valencia. Spain

Aeneas and His Family Fleeing Troy

Aeneas Leaves Troy
Leaving Troy burning behind them, Aeneas leaves the city carrying his old father Anchises on his back

Achilles and Aeneas
He overpowers Aeneas and is just about to dispatch him to the Underworld when Poseidon intervenes to protect the Trojan hero who will found the dynasty of Romulus & Remus

Virgil (70-19 B. C. ). Ancient Roman poet. The Aeneid. Miniatu
Virgil (70-19 B.C.). Ancient Roman poet. The Aeneid. Miniature. Folio 80r, 15th century. 1st. Book. Aeneas in Carthage with queen Dido. History Library of the University of Valencia. Spain

Virgil (70-19 B. C). Ancient Roman poet. The Aeneid. Miniatur
Virgil (70Bc-19 BC). Ancient Roman poet. The Aeneid. Miniature. Folio 145r, 15th century. VI book. Aeneas in Cumae with Sibyl. History Library of the University of Valencia. Spain

The Cave of the Cumaean Sibyl. Cumae. Italy
The Cave of the Cumaean Sibyl, a trapezoidal passage that leads to an innermost chamber where the Sibyl was thought to have prophesied. Dated at 4th-3th centuries B.C. Cumae. Italy

Fragment of statues base with inscription of Aeneas. 2nd ce
Fragment of statues base with inscription of Aeneas. From the bottom niche of the Porticoes Exedre in the Forum of Augustus. 2nd century BC. Luni marble. Museum of Trajans Market. Rome. Italy

Ara Pacis Augustae. Aeneas sacrificing to the Penates. Relie
Roman Art. Italy. Ara Pacis Augustae. Aeneas sacrificing to the Penates. Two young attendants in short tunics, with laurel wreaths

Siphnian Treasury. 530 BC. Greece
Siphnian Treasury. 530 BC. Relief depicting a scene of Troy War. Ajax and Achilles fighting Aeneas and Memnon. Archaeological Museum. Delphi. Greece

PIUS II, POPE (1405-1464
PIUS II Aeneas Sylvius Piccolomini Date: 1405-1464

Aeneas built a castle in Italy and sends his wise messengers to the king Latinus in Laurentum. Scene from the Aeneid of Virgil in french manuscript From the creation of the world to the conquest of

AGsERO, Benito Manuel de (1626-1670)

Big Bill Dido and the sailing of Aeneas. Illustration shows William H. Taft as Dido weeping as the ship of Aeneas labeled TR sails away toward the horizon. Date 1909 March 10

The Loves of Dido and Aeneas by Purcell
The libretto The Loves of Dido and Aeneas by Nahum Tate, for the opera of Henry Purcell. Date: 17th century

Boats into Nymphs
Turnus burns the boats of Aeneas, but they are made from wood sacred to the mother- goddess Cybele, so she turns them into sea-nymphs

Trojan War Scene
A scene from the Trojan War, when heroes battled with heroes : Aeneas tries to defend the walls of Troy against the Greeks - but its a losing battle

Pius II (De Bry)
PIUS II (Aeneas Sylvius Piccolomini)

Aeneas Immortalised
Aeneas is immortalised by Aphrodite, his mother

Aeneas Meets Dido
Medieval construction techniques in evidence when Aeneas arrives at Carthage while the city is being rebuilt by Dido, its Queen

Aeneas Wife Lavinia
Lavinia was the daughter of Latinus, king of Latium, who very kindly gave her to Aeneas in marriage

Arms for Aeneas
Hephaistos (Vulcan) gives Aphrodite (Venus) the weapons he has forged for Aeneas to use during the Trojan War

Dido Inspecting
Dido Queen of Carthage inspects progress in the rebuilding of her city

Dido Despairs
Dido despairs when Aeneas leaves her to found Rome

Aeneas & Dido
The lovers are caught in a rainstorm while out hunting

Aeneas in Battle
Aeneas tries to defend the walls of Troy against the Greeks - but its a losing battle

Aeneas Founds Rome
Some traditions hold that Rome was actually founded by Aeneas, who survived the Trojan War, travelled to Italy and founded the dynasty which culminated in Romulus & Remus

Aeneas & Golden Bough
Aeneas finds the Golden Bough

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