Republican culture emphasized several distinct virtues, including thrift, piety, trustworthiness, self-discipline, self-sacrifice, obedience the “paterfamilias”(male head of a family), and devotion to liberty. As years passed, the Roman people were pulled from the republican virtues, The Aenied was an attempt to bring the people back to what was really important, and Aeneas, the Roman hero, demonstrated that. These problems included the rise of powerful generals, influence of Christianity, and distinct classes. These all lead to the fall of Rome and created problems within the Roman state.
