war in Latium
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The war in Latium is the climactic conflict in Virgil’s Aeneid in which Aeneas battles the native Italian tribes, especially Turnus and the Rutulians, to secure a future homeland for the Trojans in Italy.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| war in Latium canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event in epic poetry
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fictional war ⓘ |
| appearsInBook |
Virgil's Aeneid
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surface form:
Aeneid Book 10
Virgil's Aeneid ⓘ
surface form:
Aeneid Book 11
Virgil's Aeneid ⓘ
surface form:
Aeneid Book 12
Virgil's Aeneid ⓘ
surface form:
Aeneid Book 7
Virgil's Aeneid ⓘ
surface form:
Aeneid Book 8
Virgil's Aeneid ⓘ
surface form:
Aeneid Book 9
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| associatedWithTheme |
fatum (fate)
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foundation of Rome ⓘ pietas ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
Trojans
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native Italian tribes ⓘ |
| divinelyInfluencedBy |
Juno
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Jupiter ⓘ Venus ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Aeneas
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Amata ⓘ Camilla ⓘ Evander ⓘ Juno ⓘ Jupiter ⓘ Latinus ⓘ Mezentius ⓘ Pallas ⓘ Turnus ⓘ Venus ⓘ |
| goalOfAeneas | secure a homeland in Italy for the Trojans ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Virgil ⓘ |
| includesEvent |
alliance between Aeneas and Evander
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arrival of Etruscan forces ⓘ death of Camilla ⓘ death of Mezentius ⓘ death of Pallas ⓘ duel between Aeneas and Turnus ⓘ siege of the Trojan camp ⓘ |
| initiatedBy | hostility of Turnus toward Aeneas and the Trojans ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Latin ⓘ |
| leadsTo | foundation myth of Roman people ⓘ |
| mainOpponentOfTrojans |
Rutulians
ⓘ
Turnus ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | climactic conflict of the Aeneid ⓘ |
| partOf |
Virgil's Aeneid
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surface form:
Aeneid
|
| result |
death of Turnus
ⓘ
victory of Aeneas ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
conflict between fate and personal desire
ⓘ
transition from Troy to Rome ⓘ |
| takesPlaceIn | Latium ⓘ |
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