Which city is traditionally considered founded by Aeneas?

• A. Carthage
• B. Rome
• C. Athens
• D. Sparta

Answer: (B)

Stories about Rome’s origins connect the Trojan hero Aeneas to the city’s founding. After Troy falls, Aeneas is said to travel to Italy and establish a settlement in Latium, often called Lavinium, with his descendants continuing the line that leads to Romulus and Remus who eventually found Rome. This lineage makes Rome the city most closely tied to Aeneas in traditional myth, showing how legendary founders were used to link great heroes to important places and to give Rome a noble, ancient heritage.

Carthage is associated with Dido, the Phoenician queen, not Aeneas. Athens and Sparta have their own separate legendary founders and stories, so they don’t fit the link to Aeneas.