Aeneas carrying his father as he flees the destruction

Aeneas carrying his father as he flees the destruction of Troy. Aeneas was a Trojan hero and an ancestor of Romulus and Remus. He became the first true hero of Rome. Illustration from supplement to L'antiquite expliquee et representee en figures (vols. 1-15, Paris, 1719-1724) by Dom Bernard de Montfaucon, (1655 - 1741), a French Benedictine monk. He was an astute scholar who founded the discipline of palaeography, He is regarded as one of the founders of modern archaeology

1-15 1655 1719-1724 1741 Aeneas Ancestor Astute Benedictine Discipline Expliquée Flee Flees Founders Iliad Lantiquité Montfaucon Palaeography Regarded Remus Representée Romulus Scholar Supplement Trojan Troy Vols

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