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The tablet is in the Capitoline Museum at Rome 14. Map of the Wanderings of Aeneas 15. A Roman Sacrifice . A marble relief in the Louvre , Paris 16. A Roman Harbor , with Ships , Lighthouse , Triumphal Arch , Statues , and Blazing Altar ...
The tablet is in the Capitoline Museum at Rome 14. Map of the Wanderings of Aeneas 15. A Roman Sacrifice . A marble relief in the Louvre , Paris 16. A Roman Harbor , with Ships , Lighthouse , Triumphal Arch , Statues , and Blazing Altar ...
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As to the founding of Rome , there was a great variety of traditions . One myth made Romus , a son of Ulysses , its founder . Dionysius , however , cites several authorities in support of the tale that Aeneas founded Rome .
As to the founding of Rome , there was a great variety of traditions . One myth made Romus , a son of Ulysses , its founder . Dionysius , however , cites several authorities in support of the tale that Aeneas founded Rome .
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It was " the culminating point of all the past history of Rome and the starting - point of a greater future ... surveys with pride Rome's steady progress from small beginnings , and confidently looks forward to the glories yet to be .
It was " the culminating point of all the past history of Rome and the starting - point of a greater future ... surveys with pride Rome's steady progress from small beginnings , and confidently looks forward to the glories yet to be .
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