They will erect for you Nomentum, Gabii, Fidena town and build Collatia’s ramparts on the mountains, Pometia too, and Inuis’ fortress, Bola and Cora. Famous names in the future, nameless places now. “Here, a son of Mars, his grandsire Numitor’s comrade—Romulus, bred from Assaracus’ blood by his mother, Ilia. See how the twin plumes stand joined on his helmet? 900 And the Father of Gods himself already marks him out with his own bolts of honor. Under his auspices, watch, my son, our brilliant Rome will extend her empire far and wide as the earth, her spirit high as Olympus. Within her single
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Here Virgil teaches his readers Roman history.
