Latinus

has died and tries to embrace him. After a few moments of greetings between Anchises and Aeneas, Anchises moves on to what is more important, Rome. “He tells him next of the wars Aeneas still must wage, / he tells of Laurentine peoples, tells of Latinus’ city, / and how he should shun or shoulder each ordeal that he must meet,” (Aen. 6: 1026-1029). Vergil includes something important that Homer does not. Vergil includes the history of Rome; Anchises shows Aeneas all the will be accomplished…