Aeneas v. The Gods: The Divine War Behind Rome's Founding

This is our video on the epic tale of how the Trojan prince Aeneas founded the ancient city of Rome, the heart of one of history's greatest civilizations. In this animated video, we will delve into the story of Aeneas as told by the Roman poet Virgil in the Aeneid. It's an epic story about adventure, heroism and destiny. It is mostly fictitious, but the story may have preserved fragments of actual Roman history. Our channel, although relatively new, strives to be the best place on the internet for beautifully animated history videos. So if that sounds like something you'd be interested in, it'd be great if you stuck around. 00:00 Introduction 01:30 Start of Trojan War 03:38 Achilles 05:53 Aeneas Escapes Troy 07:25 Dido 11:07 Aeneas in Italy