The Latin epic poem, the Aeneid, composed by Virgil in the first century BCE, is much more than a tale of adventure; it is a pivotal foundational myth that established a bridge of continuity between Rome and the legends of Troy, weighed in on the Punic wars, celebrated the virtue of pietas (duty and religious devotion) which Aeneas the ancestor of the Romans personified and resonated deeply in the Roman psyche, and legitimized the Julio-Claudian dynasty as the progeny of the founders, heroes, and gods of Rome and Troy. Aeneas’s mission and aim is not merely for personal glory or prosperity; it is rooted in a sense of commitment—to both his fallen companions in Troy and the future foretold to him by the gods.