The Aeneid, a 2,000-year-old poem that reads like a playbook for U.S. politics today
For leaders who built empires throughout history, The Aeneid has been a blueprint for how to take over land that belongs to ...
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What did the Aeneid ever do for us?
Aeneas and crew get blown off course and land in Carthage, where they meet Dido ... embarked on a bit of a re-brand, and the Aeneid was Virgil’s way of supporting Augustus Caesar’s aims.
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Bust of Julius Caesar
Best known for his epic poem, “The Aeneid”, Virgil (70 – 19 BC) was regarded by Romans as a national treasure. His work reflects the relief he felt as civil war ended and the rule of ...
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The Aeneid, a 2,000-year-old poem that reads like a playbook for U.S. politics today
One of the blueprints for imperialism has always been The Aeneid, by the Roman poet Virgil ... At first, they're blown off course to North Africa, to Carthage, where Aeneas tells Queen Dido ...