Rutulians

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The Rutulians were an ancient Italic people of Latium, best known from Roman myth as fierce warriors led by Turnus who opposed Aeneas and the Trojans in Virgil’s Aeneid.

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Rutulians canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Italic people
ancient people
alliedWith Turnus
associatedWithCity Ardea
capital Ardea
chiefCity Ardea
conflictWith Trojan settlers in Latium
culturalReputation brave in battle
culture Italic culture
describedAs fierce warriors
describedBy Virgil
ethnicGroupOf Latium
ethnonymLanguage Latin
fateInMyth defeated by Aeneas and allies
featuredInGenre epic poetry
foughtIn mythic war between Trojans and Italians
historicity partly uncertain
knownFrom Roman mythology
Virgil's Aeneid
languageFamily Italic languages
ledBy Turnus
locatedIn Latium
ancient Italy
mentionedIn Aeneid Book 10
linked to: Virgil's Aeneid

Aeneid Book 11
linked to: Virgil's Aeneid

Aeneid Book 7
linked to: Virgil's Aeneid

Aeneid Book 9
linked to: Virgil's Aeneid
mythologicalStatus semi-legendary people
neighboringPeoples Etruscans
Latins
opposed Aeneas
linked to: Turnus

Trojans
politicalOrganization city-based community
region central Italy
religion polytheism
roleInAeneid main opposing Italian people
roleInMythology enemies of Aeneas
sourceTextLanguage Latin
timePeriod pre-Roman Italy

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Turnus leads Rutulians
King Latinus associatedWith Rutulians