Aeneas escapes a burning Troy with his father (literally) in tow.
In this bust, Aeneas escapes with idols of the family gods.
An obviously ravenous Romulus and Remus, with the famous She-Wolf.
A mapof the famous Seven Hills of Rome
Ancient Italy
In lecture we looked at the values reflected in Rome's origin myths. Keep these in mind as you view the two links below:
Romulus and "wolf" link
Aeneas link
Southern Italy
Second Punic War
Hannibal Barca
Crossing the Rhone River
The Battle of Cannae
This selection of clips comes from several different sources--and yes, I know one of them has been "taken down." I'm looking for its replacement.
A well done documentary regarding Hannibal, Scipio, and the Second Punic War:
