In answer to your message, most of what I've read indicates that Virgil
meant it to be somewhat historical. The story of Aeneas was a rather
obscure story then but it was widely accepted. I'm not totally positive
(I've just begun research on this), but I believe that he was merely
shaping an already accepted tale of the day- taking artistic liberties,
if you will- and transforming it for his won purposes of glorifing the
Roman people.
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