How is Aeneas related to Remus and Romulus?

Aided by his mother Venus, Aeneas fought the Greeks and made his way out of the doomed city with his father Anchises and his son Iulus. He joined a group of Trojan comrades and together they built some ships with which they sailed to Thrace, where... read more

Romulus and Remus, who were supposedly descendants of Aeneas, were sons of the king Numitor’s wife and the god Ares. When Numitor was deposed by his brother, her wife was forbidden from having kids, but she was raped by Mars and Romulus and Remus resulted. read more

They decide to found their own new city on the Tiber. Augury to determine who should be king yields ambiguous results: first Remus sees six vultures from the Aventine hill, then Romulus sees twelve from the Palatine. Remus claims he should be king because his vultures appeared first. Romulus says he has more vultures, so he should be king. read more

Romulus and Remus were related to Aeneas through their mother's father, Numitor. Numitor was a king of Alba Longa, an ancient city of Latium in central Italy, and father to Rhea Silvia. Before Romulus' and Remus' conception, Numitor's reign was usurped by Nimitor's younger brother, Amulius. read more