The Final Hours Of Troy Analysis

“The Final Hours of Troy” Virgil is a first century B.C.E. Roman epic poem writer. Virgil wrote the greatest epic poem and the most influential work of all classical literature, The Aeneid. The Aeneid makes up twelve books in total and it incorporates various legends of Aeneas who later becomes the founder of the Roman Empire. The story of “The Final Hours of Troy” is Book II of The Aeneid and it’s told by the Trojan Prince, Aeneas, to a Queen named Didio and her court. This long and tragic story begins with the 10-year war between the Greeks and Trojans. With the help of the goddess Minerva and her superhuman skills, the Greeks build an enormous wooden horse to gift the Trojans. Many great armed Greek soldiers hide within the horse and the rest of the Greeks flee Troy and hide behind an island. Trojans believe they won the war and contemplate to bring the giant wooden horse within their wall. Some Trojans believe brining the horse inside Troy is not a good idea. For example, a priest named Laocoon disagrees with this decision and tries to convince Trojans that it’s a trick from the Greeks and to not trust the horse. The captivity of a young Greek man named Sinon interrupted Laocoon’s speech. Sinon tells King Priam about his …show more content…
Just by reading Book II encourages me to read the rest of the books. I am able to understand how Virgil incorporates his own time and experiences to this story. For example, Rome had recently emerged from war and both King Augustus and Aeneas had to show strong leadership after many years of war. This story tells how one civilization can change into a new one and how something great can come out of a terrible situation. I believe this story includes different themes and one of them is the basic human need to find or construct a new home. Coming from a family of immigrant parents, I can relate to this theme, due to the need to flee a dangerous place and find a new safe place to call