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Roman boys are sitting in front of a Roman man that is their teacher. One of the boys is reading out loud off of a scroll.

[upbeat instrumental music] [speaking native language] JUST MY LUCK. I WAS THE FIRST ONE TEACHER CALLED ON TO READ ALOUD... AND THE LONG GLORIES OF MAJESTIC ROME... WE STUDIED "THE AENEID" BY VIRGIL. IT'S THE MOST FAMOUS POEM EVER WRITTEN BY A ROMAN.

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A sculpture of Virgil is shown.

FATHER SAYS VIRGIL IS ROME'S GREATEST WRITER.

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A Roman soldier named Aeneas is standing tall outside. He is shown standing by a alter for a god.

AENEAS WAS A HERO WHO FOUGHT A LOT OF BATTLES AND HAD MANY ADVENTURES BEFORE SETTLING DOWN IN ITALY. TEACHER CALLS HIM “AENEAS THE PIOUS” BECAUSE NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENED, HE ALWAYS KEPT HIS FAITH IN HIS GODS. HE DID EVERYTHING HE COULD TO HELP HIS FAMILY AND HIS PEOPLE.

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A map is showing where Troy is in relation to Rome.

ACCORDING TO VIRGIL, EVERYTHING STARTED A VERY LONG TIME AGO IN AENEAS'S HOMETOWN OF TROY.

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The Trojans and the Achaeans are fighting. Helen, a woman with blond hair is standing on top of the wall watching the battle.

THE TROJANS AND THE ACHAEANS—THAT’S WHAT THEY CALL THE ANCIENT GREEKS—HAD BEEN AT WAR FOR TEN YEARS OVER A WOMAN NAMED HELEN. LEGEND SAYS SHE WAS VERY BEAUTIFUL. BUT STILL, FIGHTING OVER A GIRL?

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A Wooden Horse is outside the wall. The Horse is pulled in the city. People are running through fire.

FINALLY, ONE DAY THE ACHAEANS TRICKED THE TROJANS BY HIDING IN A BIG, WOODEN HORSE. WHEN THE TROJANS PULLED THE HORSE INTO THEIR CITY, THE ACHAEANS RAN OUT AND STARTED BURNING EVERYTHING.

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A man and his young son are escaping. An ocean is shown, followed by images of soldiers battling.

AENEAS ESCAPED WITH HIS FATHER AND HIS SON AND EVENTUALLY LED A GROUP OF REFUGEES ACROSS THE SEA TO START A NEW CITY. IT TOOK YEARS. AND AENEAS AND HIS FOLLOWERS FACED MANY HARDSHIPS. FINALLY THEY SETTLED LATIUM, A BEAUTIFUL PART OF ITALY.

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Aeneas is standing with a girl (Lavinia) in a field)

THERE AENEAS MARRIED LAVINIA, THE DAUGHTER OF KING LATINUS. THEIR FAMILY PROSPERED. AND 400 YEARS LATER, THEIR DESCENDANTS FOUNDED THE CITY OF ROME.

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The classroom with the roman boys and teacher reading is showing.

DESPITE HIS STRUGGLES, AENEAS NEVER LOST FAITH IN THE GODS, AND HE ALWAYS LOOKED OUT FOR ALL OF HIS PEOPLE. TEACHER SAYS THAT AENEAS WAS THE FATHER OF OUR CIVILIZATION.