Reading notes

• The Aeneid §1.284 Assaracus

  Trojan ancestor of Aeneas; 'the house of Assaracus' stands for the Roman/Trojan line destined to rule Greece.

• The Aeneid §6.650 Assaracus

  A Trojan ancestor of the Dardanian line, forefather of Anchises and Aeneas.

• The Aeneid §9.259 Assaracus

  Ancestor of the Trojan royal house; Ascanius swears by his Lar.

• The Aeneid §10.125 the two Assaraci

  Two Trojan defenders bearing the name of the ancestor Assaracus.