Julius Caesar contains numerous allusions, the majority of which relate to Roman mythology and, to a lesser extent, history. One of the most famous allusions to Roman mythology can be found when Cassius compares himself to Aeneas, a hero of ancient Rome who was present at the fall of Troy. After the victory of the Greeks, Aeneas escaped the razed city with his father Anchises on his back. Many Romans believed that the emperor and nobles of Troy were descended from Aeneas, as the half-human son of Aphrodite was said to be the founder of Rome. While Cassius is trying to convince Brutus of Julius Caesar’s cowardice and incompetence, Cassius tells Brutus that he once saved Caesar in the same manner that Aeneas saved his father. Cassius and Caesar
