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In Book 5 of the Aeneid, Aeneas holds games in honour of his father Anchises. The boxing match is in progress, with a great fighter, now far past his prime, taking on the current champion.

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Aeneas’s divine mother, Venus, appears in splendour to remind him that the sight of Helen hiding in the burning city should not distract him from saving his family.

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Anger seizes Aeneas as he catches sight of Helen hiding in the dark as Troy Falls.

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The Greeks fight their way to Priam in the heart of his palace.

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The Greeks battle their way to the threshold of the royal palace of Troy: Aenas fights desperately alongside its defenders.

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The tide of battle turns against Aeneas and his men as their Greek disguise backfires and their attempt to rescue princess Cassandra fails.

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