The Trojan War. The Greeks battled for their triumph against the Trojans, but they lost. One thing I really liked about the Greeks is their intelligence in thinking of something that can help them defeat the Trojans once and for all -- the wooden horse. Inside this horse is a group of men who were some of the greatest warriors of the Grecian army to avenge against the Trojans who cannot be defeated in battle. This made me take side on the Greeks, of course, because I liked their strategy even if it would cause all of Troy's destruction.
But as Aeneas narrates the story about the Trojan war, I felt a lot of sympathy for him and his mates because of what they had experienced. If I was in Aeneas's shoes, I would be traumatized more. I never wanted to watch my countrymen dying and asking for help while we have to ignore them to escape from the Greeks. For Aeneas, this was one of his near-death experiences, and he surely will not forget on how the Greeks got their revenge.
So, for me, Aeneas's story touched a lot of people, including me. I felt kind of bad for them and I pitied all of them. Also, knowing that Aeneas will leave because of the prophecy that a new generation of Trojans will conquer Rome simply made my feelings change about the Trojans; I suddenly treated them as the good guys in The Aeneid.
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