For leaders who built empires throughout history, The Aeneid has been a blueprint for how to take over land that belongs to ...
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.
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 ...