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2. What is the name of the Prince of the Arcadians who is put into Aeneas' care by his father?

  • Euralyus
  • Pallas
  • Lausus

3. What is the culmination of history (at the centre of the shield) according to Virgil?

  • Julius Caesar
  • Virgil's life
  • Augustus' rule
  • Mantua

4. A white sow with 30 piglets surrounding it appears to Aeneas on the site of what will be Alaba Longa in the future. What does the 30 stand for?

  • 30 consuls between the first one and Octavian Augustus
  • 30 years between Lavinium and Alba Longa being founded.
  • 30 tribes of Rome

5. What is depicted on the shield of Aeneas?

  • Scenes from Romes future
  • Scenes from Troys past
  • Scenes from the life of Augustus

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